Informed sources revealed on Saturday that Israeli intelligence officers had visited Socotra Island, southern Yemen.
The sources said that officers from Israeli secret service Mossad, accompanied by Emirati officers, visited Socotra Island last week.
The Emiratis have brought in the Israeli officers under the cover of the so-called Khalifa Foundation and its humanitarian work, the source added.
The sources explained that the UAE is working on accelerating equipment transport to make Dersa island, one of the Socotra archipelago’s islands, as headquarters for an Israeli base.