Historic flight takes Israeli and US officials to UAE
Israeli officials hope the two-day trip will produce a date for a US signing ceremony between Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan
31 August 2020 - 17:40
Abu Dhabi — Top aides to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a historic flight from Tel Aviv on Monday, to finalise a pact marking open relations between the Gulf power and Israel.
Even before discussions start in Abu Dhabi, the delegates made aviation history when the Israeli commercial airliner flew over Saudi territory on the direct flight from Tel Aviv to the UAE capital...
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