What's happened: The US and Saudi Arabia signed "landmark agreements" that according to the White House will "deepen the US-Saudi strategic partnership."
Context: The Israeli government had hoped that the US-Saudi security pact and the sale of F-35s would have been contingent on Israeli-Saudi normalisation.
Looking ahead: It is expected to take several years to manufacture and deliver the jets to the Saudis, in which time the onus will be on Israel to continue to make further technological breakthroughs.