Around 15 Iraqi citizens visited Israel recently, Hadashot news reported on Sunday, marking a shift in attitudes in the once hostile country,

Three Iraqi delegations composed of 15 local leaders visited Israel in recent weeks, Hadashot news reported on Sunday evening, the Iraqis visited Yad VaShem, discussed Jewish-Iraqi history with academics and met Israeli government officials.

The under-wraps visit is highly uncommon as, under the late Saddam Hussein Iraq fired missiles on Israel during the first Gulf War and many of its citizens were indoctrinated to view Israel and Israelis in a negative light, despite the important presence of Jews in Iraq since the Babylonian captivity.

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