Saudi Arabia rejects Israeli bid to fly out passen...

87 reports from 87 outlets in 5 languages · first reported 2026-09-30 15:15 UTC · updated 2026-10-03 02:09 UTC · JSON

Saudi Arabia denied Israel's request to send military planes to retrieve passengers from a Flydubai flight that made an emergency landing in the country^[1–8]. The Flydubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an incident on board^{[9, 10]}. Saudi Arabia, which does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, rejected multiple requests from Israel to send its own aircraft for the passengers^{[5, 6, 8, 10]}.

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Reports

1. Saudi Arabia rejects Israeli military plane request to landPublished by theuknews.com, ohiostandard.com, tucsonpost.com, londonmercury.com, sandiegosun.com, europesun.com, dallassun.com, philippinetimes.com, newjerseytelegraph.com, milwaukeesun.com, mexicostar.com, neworleanssun.com and 45 more · 2026-10-03 01:34 UTC
2. Israeli military aircraft refused permission to land in Saudi ArabiaPublished by 2lt.com.au, australiannews.net, azerbaijannews.net, thailandnews.net, myanmarnews.net, laosnews.net, britainnews.net, shanghainews.net, calcuttanews.net, afghanistannews.net · 2026-10-03 02:09 UTC
3. Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli request to allow its planes to pick up Israeli passengers, security sources sayPublished by moneycontrol.com, al-monitor.com, algemeiner.com, straitstimes.com · 2026-09-30 16:08 UTC
4. Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli request to allow its planes to pick up Israeli passengersPublished by tribune.com.pk, middle-east-online.com · 2026-10-01 01:57 UTC
5. Saudi Arabia refuses to allow Israeli military aircraft at airportbignewsnetwork.com · en · 2026-10-02 20:15 UTC
6. Saudi Arabia rejects Israeli plane bid to evacuate passengerssiasat.com · en · 2026-10-01 13:30 UTC
7. Saudi Arabia rejects Israeli bid to fly out passen...minutemirror.com.pk · en · 2026-10-01 10:54 UTC
8. Po „FlyDubai“ incidento pagalbos prašiusiam Izraeliui Saudo Arabija rėžė „ne“After the FlyDubai incident, Saudi Arabia refused to help Israel15min.lt · lt · 2026-10-01 09:17 UTC
9. Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli requests to send planes to retrieve passengersnaharnet.com · en · 2026-10-01 09:15 UTC
10. Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli requests to send planes to retrieve passengers: Saudi sourcegulf-times.com · en · 2026-10-01 08:34 UTC
11. L'Arabie saoudite a refusé l’envoi d’avions israéliensSaudi Arabia refused the sending of Israeli planespartner-feeds.20min.ch · fr · 2026-10-01 08:01 UTC
12. Attaque à bord de l'avion de flydubai: l'Arabie saoudite a refusé l'envoi d'avions israéliens pour rapatrier les passagersAttack on board flydubai plane: Saudi Arabia refused to send Israeli planes to repatriate passengerslalibre.be · fr · 2026-10-01 08:00 UTC
13. Arabia Saudyjska odmówiła Izraelowi ws. powrotu pasażerów przerwanego lotu linii flydubaiSaudi Arabia refuses Israel regarding the return of passengers of the disrupted flydubai flightrp.pl · pl · 2026-10-01 03:37 UTC
14. ប្រភពសន្តិសុខថា អារ៉ាប៊ីសាអូឌីតបដិសេធ សំណើរបស់អ៊ីស្រាអែល ដែលស្នើសុំអនុញ្ញាត ឱ្យយន្តហោះរបស់ខ្លួន ចូលទៅទទួលអ្នកដំណើរ ជនជាតិអ៊ីស្រាអែលdap-news.com · en · 2026-10-01 03:25 UTC
15. Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli request after flydubai incidentarynews.tv · en · 2026-09-30 16:37 UTC
16. Saudi Arabia Rejects Israel Request To Send Military Planes For Flydubai Passengers Pickup: Reportnews.abplive.com · en · 2026-09-30 16:16 UTC
17. Saudi Arabia rejects Israeli request to retrieve passengers, sources saynews.az · en · 2026-09-30 15:42 UTC
18. Η Σαουδική Αραβία απέρριψε αίτημα του Ισραήλ να επιτρέψει σε αεροσκάφη του να παραλάβουν Ισραηλινούς επιβάτεςSaudi Arabia rejected Israel's request to allow its planes to pick up Israeli passengers, security sources saycapital.gr · el · 2026-09-30 15:15 UTC