The emergency landing of an Israel-bound flight in Saudi Arabia marked a rare mass arrival of Israelis in the kingdom, which has no diplomatic relations with Israel.
Just a few years ago, Israeli airlines and Israel-bound flights were forbidden from even entering Saudi airspace, forcing Israeli holidaymakers to take an hours long detour while traveling east to avoid the vast kingdom.
That changed in 2022, when Riyadh unilaterally allowed Israeli flights
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