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Israel’s Netanyahu thanks Saudi Arabia for plane landing amid normalization push

A plane carrying Israelis made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The United States has been pushing for normalization between the two countries, but the kingdom remains publicly committed to Palestinian statehood as a pre-condition.

A traveler walking at the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport.
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Media on July 25, 2020, shows a masked traveler walking at the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport. — Saudi Ministry of Media

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