Flight marks first fruits of US-brokered deal to normalise relations between two countries
The first direct commercial airline flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has taken off, carrying a high-ranking American and Israeli delegation from Ben-Gurion airport to Abu Dhabi and marking the implementation of a US-brokered deal to normalise relations between the two nations.
“This is a historic flight. We hope that this will start an even more historic journey for the Middle East and beyond,” said the White House adviser, Jared Kushner, before boarding.
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