The heads of Israel’s two main intelligence agencies separately visited the United Arab Emirates in recent months, including during the war with Iran, according to Wednesday reports.

The reported visits are the latest reported signs of increased cooperation between the two countries during the war, including coordinated attacks on Iran, intelligence sharing, detection and interception of Iranian missiles and drones, and selecting Iranian targets.

According to a Wednesday report in the Wall Street Journal, citing Arab officials and other sources, Mossad chief David Barnea visited the UAE at least twice during the war with Iran for meetings with top Emirati officials.

The meetings, which were not officially disclosed by either Israel or the UAE, were for the purpose of “coordination” between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi about the war, the report said.

The meetings took place in March and April, the sources told the Journal, adding that Barnea secretly traveled to the Gulf state at least twice during the war.

The Prime Minister’s Office and the UAE’s Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for comment on the report, though a source confirmed Barnea’s UAE visits to the Haaretz daily.

Additionally, David Zini, the head of the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security and intelligence service, also visited the UAE in recent weeks, the Kan public broadcaster reported Wednesday.

The meeting, like Barnea’s, was to increase coordination between Israel’s intelligence agencies and the UAE’s intelligence and security........

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