Israel and Oman: An Autumn of Relations or a Dangerous Turn?

One of the most prominent headlines in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent Israeli war on Gaza and Lebanon, which overshadowed the Gulf states, has been the statements made by Oman. These remarks, whether by the active Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi or by the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate, Sheikh Ahmad al-Khalili, marked a departure from what is conventional and expected.