Israel Will Carry Out First Commercial Flight to the UAE on Monday

Emily Jones
08-28-2020

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JERUSALEM, Israel - Just weeks after announcing its historic peace deal with United Arab Emirates, Israel will send a commercial flight to Abu Dhabi for the first time on Monday.

The El Al flight will carry a US and Israeli delegation to the Emirati capital where they will continue to finalize the details of the Israeli-UAE peace agreement.

The US delegation will be led by President Donald Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, US Middle East envoy Avi Berkowitz, and other officials. The Israeli delegation will be led by National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat.

The Israel Airports Authority officially listed the flight for takeoff on Friday. The flight will be numbered LY971 as a reference to the UAE's international calling code number.

The return flight back to Tel Aviv will be LY972, Israel's international calling code number.

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Emily Jones is a multi-media journalist for CBN News in Jerusalem. Before she moved to the Middle East in 2019, she spent years regularly traveling to the region to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, meet with government officials, and raise awareness about Christian persecution. During her college years, Emily served as president of Regent University's Christians United for Israel chapter and spoke alongside world leaders at numerous conferences and events. She is an active member of the Philos Project, an organization that seeks to promote positive Christian engagement with the Middle
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