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president is trying to improve normalisation efforts with after an apparentÌýslowdown in the process, according to a new report.

Israel President Issac Herzog phoned leaders in Sudan and proposed ​​holding direct meetings between officials from the two countries, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth saidÌýon Wednesday.

The move is said to be a response to Sudanese to compete against Israeli opponent Tohar Butbul in the Tokyo Olympics.

While Abdalrasool did not make a public statement about his decision, Butbul said his team was told the Sudanese judoka had a shoulder injury. The Israeli judoka and his team were not convinced by this explanation.

Both sides said they want to sign a peace agreement soon, the report added.

The call was the firstÌýofficial contactÌýbetween Israeli and Sudanese officials since the new Israeli government,Ìýled by Naftali Bennett, took office.

In June, Israeli media reported that Sudan was unhappy with developments afterÌýÌý·É¾±³Ù³óÌý.

Despite Sudan joining the US-ledÌý"Abraham Accords" normalisation process in October, Khartoum believes that Washington has failed to live up to its commitments, according to high-level insiders, with money for Sudanese farming and tech initiatives still yet to appear.

Though Khartoum only signed the so-called Abraham Accords in January, despiteÌýofficiallyÌýÌýinÌýOctober 2020.

It was the third Arab nation to do so during Trump's normalisation pushÌýlast year, after theÌýUAEÌýandÌýBahrain. Morocco also established ties with Israel.

In exchange for agreeing to the rapprochement, Khartoum was taken off the US'Ìý"State Supporters of Terrorism" blacklist.