UAE Prohibits Israeli Travelers from Entering Its Territory

The "Kan" radio station reported that "170 Israeli travelers on a Wizz Air flight coming from Ben Gurion Airport were stuck for about 5 hours at the airport in the UAE capital after the authorities prevented them from entering the country." It noted that "UAE authorities placed the flight passengers in a separate area based on airport authorities' instructions." The newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" mentioned that "after about 5 hours of waiting at Abu Dhabi Airport, UAE authorities allowed dozens of Israelis to enter the country." "Yedioth" quoted the Israeli consul in Abu Dhabi saying that "they were not allowed to enter the country during those five hours due to a malfunction in the visa issuance system." The UAE and Israel have daily direct flights between the two sides since signing a normalization agreement in September 2020, under the auspices of former US President Donald Trump.