The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to maintain diplomatic ties with Israel despite international outcry over the mounting death toll of the conflict in Gaza, Reuters reports.

The UAE hopes to have some moderating influence over the Israeli campaign while safeguarding its own interests, according to four sources familiar with UAE government policy.

Despite closer economic and security ties with Israel forged over the past three years, Abu Dhabi has had little apparent success in reining in the Gaza offensive.

Amid the impasse, the UAE has grown increasingly frustrated with its most important security partner Washington, which it believes is not exerting enough pressure to end the war, the four sources said.

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