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Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli requests to send planes to retrieve passengers: Saudi source

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01-10-2026 | 03:58

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Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli requests to send planes to retrieve passengers: Saudi source

Saudi Arabia turned down multiple requests by Israel to send its own planes to retrieve passengers from a diverted flydubai flight, a Saudi source with knowledge of the matter told AFP Thursday.

"They asked to send military warplanes. 2 or 3 direct to Tabuk airport,” the source told AFP. "Turned down."

"Then asked to send [a] commercial one. Turned down as well."

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