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Saudi Hospitality? Israeli Passenger Recalls Emergency Landing in Saudi Arabia and Overnight Hotel Stay

Israel and Saudi Arabia Relations

Israeli passengers who were on the flight from Seychelles and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, seen after their arrival at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, August 29, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90

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.


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