Drama in the air |Flydubai confirms: Pilots clashed aboard Tel Aviv-bound flight
Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv lands in Saudi Arabia; distress signaled apparently sent due to violent clash between pilots. Israeli estimates issue aboard plane not security-related.
RIYADH, September 30 — Saudi Arabia has refuted claims made by Israeli media that its officials participated in a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed various regional issues. According to a Saudi official speaking to AFP, there were no official meetings or talks during the event.
The Saudi stance on Israel remains the same, as previously stated. The UAE remains a key US ally in the region and is among the few Arab nations with formal relations with Israel, following the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020 under the Trump administration. Saudi Arabia has consistently maintained that it will not normalize relations with Israel without a clear path towards a Palestinian state.
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