First flight from UAE lands in Israel month after historic Abraham Accords

first-ever commercial passenger plane landed in Tel Aviv from Abu Dhabi on October 19, a move seen to furr strengn rmalisation of ties between Israel and United Arab Emirates. Etih Airways Flight . 9607 landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport in early hours of Monday. Etih's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft n departed for Abu Dhabi from Tel Aviv later in day carrying a travel and tourism delegation from Israel. 

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First GCC carrier to land in Israel

Etih Airways in a statement on Monday said that UAE's national airline became first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) carrier to operate a commercial passenger flight to and from Israel. "As a travel tre mission, flight will bring a group of tourism industry leers, key corporate decision-makers, travel nts, and cargo nts, along with media to experience Abu Dhabi and wider UAE, at invitation of Etih Airways and representatives of Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry," statement re. 

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Etih furr informed that airline became first n-Israeli airline in Middle East to launch a dedicated website for Israeli market in Hebrew langu. Etih airline flights will also operate as cargo planes and will carry commercial cargo to and from points across airline's global network. 

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This comes just over a month after Israel and UAE signed Abraham Accords at White House in a US-brokered peace agreement on September 15. It also follows first symbolic flight from El Al, Israel's national carrier that h landed in Abu Dhabi last month carrying high-profile American and Israeli delegates, including US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. When UAE signed historic agreement, it became third Arab country after Egypt and Jordan to officially rmalise ties with Israel. 

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(With inputs from AP)