Bahrain announces recall of ambassador from Israel

The Bahraini House of Representatives, which deals with legislative matters, released the announcement about Manama recalling Ambassador Khaled Al-Jalahma from Israel, Report informs referring to The Times of Israel.

The fact that it didn’t come from the Foreign Ministry itself likely indicates that the move is more to calm the Bahraini public that a sign of a real sea change in relations.

Israel says that it did not receive any “announcement or decision from the Bahraini government to recall the countries’ ambassadors.”

“Israel-Bahrain relations are stable,” says the Foreign Ministry in an official statement.