For the first time since opening its skies to Israel, citizens of the Jewish state landed in Saudi Arabia after their flight was forced to make an emergency landing.

Ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia are consistently and noticeably thawing, and a plane landing this week made that even clearer.

For the first time since opening its skies to Israel, citizens of the Jewish state landed in Saudi Arabia after their flight was forced to make an emergency landing.

Emanuel Carmel, a passenger on the flight, shared her firsthand account of the experience, highlighting how the incident serves as another sign of the changing times and evolving relations in the region.

Citizens of the Jewish state enter Saudi Arabia for the first time since it opened its skies to Israel as flight to Tel Aviv full of Israelis makes emergency landing

Passenger Emanuel Carmel tells @benitalevin what it was like in the Saudi Kingdom#TheRundown pic.twitter.com/eAESMTcWOD

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