Israel-Saudi Arabia: On Monday night, the Saudi government allowed an Israeli flight to make an emergency landing at Jeddah airport. During this period, 128 Israeli citizens spent the night in a hotel in this city.
Israel became a separate country in 1948. After that, this is the first time that an Israeli plane has publicly landed in Saudi Arabia. There are no diplomatic relations between the two countries. Some passengers later admitted that they were scared when they landed in Saudi.
An Air Seychelles flight took off on Monday afternoon from Seychelles to Tel Aviv, the administrative capital of Israel. Meanwhile, there was a fault in the electrical system of the aircraft. There was also a danger of engine failure due to this.
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The pilot immediately called for help. The closest was Jeddah Airport in Saudi Arabia, but Israel and Saudi Arabia do not have diplomatic relations.
That’s why it was difficult to get permission to land there. However, some backdoor diplomatic efforts were made to save the lives of the 128 Israeli citizens on board. After this, the flight got approval for an emergency landing in Jeddah.