Israel willing to share intelligence with Saudis, says IDF chief of staff

“We are prepared to share information if there is a need to do so,” Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said regarding Israel’s increasing ties with the Saudis and their common concerns over Iran.

Israel’s military chief of staff says he is willing to share intelligence with Saudi Arabia, a country that shares Israel’s concerns about Iran.

Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot says the two countries “share many interests.”

Asked if Israel has recently shared intelligence with Saudi Arabia, Eizenkot said, “We are prepared to share information if there is a need to do so.”

Eizenkot spoke in an interview with the Arabic Elaph website, which was published on Thursday.

The remarks, confirmed in a transcript provided by the Israeli military, reflect the two countries’ increasing alignment over what they see is a rising threat posed by Iran to the region, especially as the war in Syria winds down.

Israel frequently speaks of discrete ties and common interests with moderate Arab states.