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Forces from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel and the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began a multilateral maritime security operations exercise in the Red Sea on Wednesday, NAVCENT said on Thursday. This is the first publicly acknowledged naval exercise between the United States, Israel and the two Gulf countries. The UAE and Bahrain last year normalised diplomatic relations with Israel under a US-brokered deal known as the Abraham Accords. The five-day exercise includes training on the USS Portland vessel and will “enhance interoperability between participating f…