TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Friday that Israel was taking steps to normalise ties with Sudan, calling it the start of “a new era” in the region. In a statement in which he thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for brokering the deal, Netanyahu also said that Israeli and Sudanese delegations would meet soon to discuss commercial and agricultural cooperation. Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Kevin Liffey Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.