The first commercial flight between Israel and Qatar, two countries that do not have diplomatic relations, left Tel Aviv for Doha on Sunday as part of a special schedule for the FIFA World Cup, an AFP reporter said. Cypriot airline Tus Airways told AFP on Friday it had received six direct flights from Tel Aviv to Doha and six return flights from Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority to operate during World 2022.
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This flight left Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport for Doha on Sunday morning, an AFP reporter said on the spot. “History is being written with this first direct flight between Tel Aviv and Doha“Israeli diplomacy spokesman Lior Hayat said that this flight was the result of negotiations between the Jewish state and FIFA.
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Israel asked its citizensrespect local traditions and laws to avoid problems during your stay in Qatar“, he added. Israel’s diplomatic delegation has also arrived in Qatar to provide consular services to Israeli citizens during the World Cup.
Hadar Segal, a 35-year-old Israeli on the flight, said he had tickets for matches between England and Iran, Israel’s number one enemy, Argentina and Saudi Arabia. It has no diplomatic relations with Israel. “I can’t travel to these countries to see their matches, to meet their supporters there, so it will be (for me) the most special sporting event ever.“, he testified before the flight took off. “It will be amazing for me to be there as an Israeli and I am sure I will feel safe in Qatar.said Roy Hessing, another Israel supporter.
Qatar was the first Gulf state to establish trade relations with Israel in 1996, which also led to an official visit by then Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. But in 2000, the Jewish state’s commercial office in Qatar was closed, and relations between the two countries were finally severed in 2009 amid Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip.
Source: Le Figaro
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