A US-Israeli delegation led by White House advisor Jared Kushner arrived Monday in Abu Dhabi, on the first commercial flight from Tel Aviv to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE.
The flight number El Al 971 is a reference to the UAE's international dialling code, and the return flight, set to leave Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning, is El Al 972, matching Israel's dialling code.
"This morning, the traditional blessing 'go in peace' receives special meaning for us," he was quoted as saying in an English-language government statement.Israel hails UAE deal as 'historic moment for peace'. Palestinians say they were 'blindsided'The talks in Abu Dhabi aim to boost cooperation between the two regional economic powerhouses in areas including aviation, tourism, trade, health, energy and security.
Israel's health ministry had on late Sunday updated its list of"green countries" with low coronavirus infection rates to include the UAE and eight other countries. "It will be permissible to enter, exchange or possess Israeli goods and products of all kinds in the UAE and trade in them," read a decree issued by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.
"You will see how the sparks fly on this. It's already happening," he said, predicting that"today's breakthroughs will become tomorrow's norms.Israel hails UAE deal as 'historic moment for peace'. Palestinians say they were 'blindsided'
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