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First direct Israel-UAE flight arrives in Abu Dhabi

August 31, 2020

Saudi Gazette report

ABU DHABI — A US-Israeli delegation, led by Jared Kushner, senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, arrived at the presidential airport in Abu Dhabi on Monday, the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM reported.

The delegation left this morning on board the first Israeli commercial plane — on which the word "peace" printed in Arabic, English and Hebrew above a cockpit window — to land in the UAE.

The move follows the announcement of a historic peace deal between the UAE and Israel brokered by United States President Donald Trump on Aug. 13.

Apart from Kushner, the visiting delegation includes US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat.

However, the first direct flight from the UAE to Israel took place back in May when Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways operated two cargo flights to Israel carrying coronavirus medical aid for Palestinians.


August 31, 2020
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