After the U.S., Israel and Sudan jointly announced the normalisation of Israel-Sudan relations, Prime Minister Netanyahu told his cabinet that the Sudan “had been an enemy country until a few years ago. It cooperated with Iran in smuggling very dangerous war materiel to Hamas for use against Israel. This change began as the result of our steadfast stand against Iran, as the result of our taking actions against its activity and attempts to smuggle via Sudan, and – of course – as result of the internal changes that have taken place in Sudan”.