Report: Bahraini officials pay first visit to Israel

Bahraini officials visited Israel in an official capacity for the first time on Friday to collect five of their nationals Israel was deporting, a Bahraini news report and an Israeli official said.

The Bahrain News Agency said the delegation was sent by the interior and foreign ministries to collect the five Bahrainis, who were detained on a boat bound for Gaza from Cyprus this week while trying to break the Israeli blockade on the territory. (Reuters)