The story: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states have condemned Israel in unison for “storming” the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) normalized relations with Israel via the 2020 Abraham Accords. However, despite the growing partnership between some Gulf Arab states and Tel Aviv, violence at the Aqsa Mosque—Islam’s third holiest site—remains a red line.

The coverage: Bahrain’s foreign ministry denounced “the Israeli police’s storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque…as a provocation toward Muslims, especially in the holy month of Ramadhan"...