; and (B) is inclusive of other countries and interested parties. (8) In January 2023, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, senior officials of the Negev Forum countries held the inaugural meeting of the Negev Forum working groups, which are the following: (A) Regional Security. (B) Education. (C) Food and Water Security. (D) Energy. (E) Tourism. (F) Healthcare. (9) Overall trade between Israel and Abraham Accords countries increased from $593,000,000 to $3,470,000,000 between 2019 and 2022, according to the Israeli Census Bureau. (10) On May 29, 2022, Egypt and Israel agreed to jointly upgrade the Nitzana Border Crossing to promote trade relations with Egypt and create quality employment in the south, alongside activity by Israeli companies in the Egyptian market and to boost annual bilateral trade to $700,000,000 by 2025. (11) On June 19, 2022, an Egyptian trade delegation and members of the Federation of Egyptian Industries visited Israel for the first time in a decade. (12) On May 31, 2022, the United Arab Emirates and Israel signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of the State of Israel, entered into force April 1, 2023 (commonly known as the UAE-Israel CEPA ), abolishing customs duties on 96 percent of the products exchanged between the two countries, including food, agricultural goods, cosmetics, medical equipment, and medicine. (13) On December 11, 2022, the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Israel ratified the UAE-Israel CEPA. (14) Tourism in the Middle East has increased since the Abraham Accords were signed. (15) In 2022, at least 350,000 Israelis traveled to the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Bahrain. (16) The Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith complex to promote the values of human solidarity, mutual respect, and peaceful coexistence, was officially inaugurated and opened to worshippers on February 16, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (17) Joint water security and clean energy projects