Bahrain government delegation heads to Israel on first Gulf Air flight

Gulf Air flight GF972 took off to Tel Aviv, reported flight tracking website FlightRadar24

Last updated: November 18, 2020 | 11:38

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Bahrain's first official government delegation headed to Israel on Wednesday on the first Gulf Air commercial flight to Tel Aviv.

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Dubai: Bahrain's first official government delegation headed to Israel on Wednesday on the first Gulf Air commercial flight to Tel Aviv, as the two countries look to broaden cooperation after establishing formal ties in September in a U.S.-brokered accord.

Gulf Air flight GF972 - a reference to Israel's country telephone code - took off from Manama airport Wednesday morning heading to Tel Aviv, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.

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