MOSSAD agents were part of an Israeli delegation that visited Sudan’s military junta in the wake of last week’s power grab, the Times of Israel reported today.

Members of the notorious spy agency met leaders of the Sudanese armed forces, including General Abdel Rahim Hamdan Dagalo of the Rapid Support Forces, the successor to the notorious Janjaweed.

According to the report, the purpose of the meeting was to “get a better impression” of how the coup “might impact efforts to finalise an agreement to normalise relations” between Sudan and Israel.

“While much of the Western world has condemned the coup, Israel has remained noticeably silent.

“Sudanese military leaders have taken note of the response in Jerusalem and believe it constitutes approval of their actions,” the report stated.

Sudan agreed to normalise ties with Israel in October last year as part of the US-led so-called Abraham Accords, a month after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed similar deals.

The agreement has yet to be ratified by the Sudanese parliament, however. And last month Sudan’s foreign minister appeared to downplay the deal and said there were no plans to establish an Israeli embassy in the capital Khartoum.

General Abdel Fattah Burhan, who led last week’s coup, is believed to be a leading advocate of developing relations with Tel Aviv.

Street protests have continued in opposition to the military coup which saw the transitional government shut down and the detention of leading civilian members of the administration.

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok remains under house arrest “for his own safety” according to Gen Burhan, who insists that a transfer to civilian rule will take place in 2023.

He has “insisted on the legitimacy of his government and transitional institutions,” demadning they are immediately restored, the information ministry said on Monday.

Mr Hamdok said “the release of the cabinet ministers and the full reinstatement of the government could pave the way to a solution” to the crisis.

The Sudanese Communist Party, which played a key role in the mass movement that ousted former authoritarian ruler Omar al-Bashir in 2019, has called for “revolution until victory.”

The communists are demanding “a revolutionary programme” that rejects the diktats of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

At least eight people have been killed by security forces as they defy a state of emergency. World bodies, including the United Nations, have urged the military to restore democracy and the African Union has suspended Sudan until it returns to civilian rule.