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El Al Airlines has been forced to cancel its first rescue flights to Dubai after local authorities revoked landing permissions for the aircraft. The cancellation affects planned operations to evacuate stranded Israeli citizens from the United Arab Emirates.
El Al stated that it would resume the rescue flights immediately upon receiving official permission from the relevant authorities. The airline did not provide specific reasons for the revocation of landing permissions, though the timing coincides with heightened regional tensions.
This incident highlights the fragility of aviation agreements between Israel and Gulf nations, despite the normalisation agreements signed in recent years. The situation underscores the constraints Israel faces in conducting operations in the region, even for humanitarian rescue missions.
Sources: Ynet, Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel
