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Sudan to recognize Israel after US rescinds Khartoum’s terror designation

The White House said Sudan would be the latest country to recognize Israel after it leveraged lifting Khartoum's terror sponsor designation
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Sudan has agreed to recognize Israel, President Donald Trump announced Friday, just after the White House said it had notified Congress that it removed Khartoum from the state sponsors of terrorism list.

Trump made the announcement to reporters during a conference call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, and the head of Sudan's transitional council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Oval Office on Friday. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz — who also carries the title of alternate prime minister — was not included in the conference call. 

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