Israel and Bahrain have formally established diplomatic relations.

At a ceremony in Manama, Bahraini and Israeli officials signed a "joint communiqué" establishing full diplomatic relations.

Bahrain is now the fourth Arab country in the MIddle East - after the UAE, Egypt and Jordan to recognise Israel.

Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, on this occasion, called for peace in the region, including a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict.