A senior Sudanese diplomat says in a conversation with Israeli Kan News that the prime minister arrested during the military coup, Abdullah Hamdukh, was planning to pay a visit to Washington in the near future to sign the normalization agreement with Israel. 

According to him, despite the coup. The normalization with Israel is not expected to be dramatically affected by the coup, as the military personnel who support the normalization, are the initiators of the coup, and General al-Burhan, and his deputy Deklo, have strengthened their power. 

He warns that in the long run the very fact that the army alone is identified with normalizing relations with Israel without civilian forces could hurt public support for normalization in light of the fierce opposition on the Sudanese street to the coup. 

In a conversation with Kan News, he sharply criticized the military: "They made a serious mistake in throwing away the partnership with the civilian elements. They do not properly appreciate the reaction of the people who are tired of military coups and they may encounter an uprising within the army." 

The US administration to cut the economic aid that Sudan desperately needs.

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