Pictures: US-Israeli delegation lands in UAE on historic flight

El Al flight 971 took off from Tel Aviv and landed at 3.38pm Monday in Abu Dhabi

Last updated: September 01, 2020 | 10:59

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The Israeli flag carrier El Al's airliner carrying Israeli and US delegates approaches to land at Abu Dhabi International Airport

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A US-Israeli delegation led by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (fourth from right) landed in Abu Dhabi on Monday afternoon, travelling aboard the first commercial flight between Israel and the UAE.

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Reporters, Israeli and US delegates travelling on an Israeli El Al airliner prepare to disembark on arrival to Abu Dhabi

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US President's senior adviser Jared Kushner, US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat disembark a plane upon landing at Abu Dhabi International Airport

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US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner (C-L) and US National Security Adviser Robert OBrien (C-R) disembark from the the El Al's airliner

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Jared Kushner speaks upon arriving at Abu Dhabi International Airport

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The Israeli flag carrier El Al's airliner carrying Israeli and US delegates lands at Abu Dhabi International Airport

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US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner (R) speaks as he stands next to the Head of Israel's National Security Council Meir Ben-Shabbat (L) at the Abu Dhabi airport

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The El Al's airliner landing on the tarmac in the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE at the Abu Dhabi airport

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ared Kushner, US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat disembark a plane upon landing at Abu Dhabi International Airport

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Head of Israel's National Security Council Meir Ben-Shabbat delivers a speech upon his arrival, at the Abu Dhabi airport

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Israeli, American and Emirati flags fly upon the arrival of Israeli and US delegates at Abu Dhabi International Airport

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Delegates take pictures after the Israeli flag carrier El Al's airliner landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport

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The Israeli flag carrier El Al's airliner carrying Israeli and US delegates approaches to land in Abu Dhabi

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Head of Israel's National Security Council Meir Ben-Shabbat is welcomed upon his arrival, as part of an Israeli-American delegation, at the Abu Dhabi airport

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Jared Kushner speaks upon arriving at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi

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Pilots of Israeli flag carrier El Al airliner carrying a delegation of Israeli and American officials fly over Saudi Arabia en route to Abu Dhabi

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A view of is seen through the window of Israeli flag carrier El Al airliner carrying a delegation of Israeli and American officials before the plane lands in Abu Dhabi

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Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, left, US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, right, and US President Donald Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner are seated during a flight on an Israeli El Al airliner to Abu Dhabi

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An official stands near the Israeli carrier El Al airliner carrying Israeli and American delegates upon its landing in Abu Dhabi

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The El Al's airliner landing on the tarmac in the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE at the Abu Dhabi airport

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Meeting between UAE, US and Israel.

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The US-Israel delegation is received.

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