Saudi Arabia turned down Israeli request to allow its planes to pick up Israeli passengers, security sources say

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Saudi Arabia rejected Israel's request to let Israeli military aircraft retrieve Israeli passengers after a flydubai flight made an emergency landing in the kingdom. The decision reflects the absence of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia turned down a request by Israel to allow its planes to bring back Israeli passengers from a flydubai flight that made an emergency landing in the kingdom, two security sources said on Wednesday. The request was made to allow Israeli military planes to bring back Israelis from Saudi Arabia, which has no diplomatic relations with Israel, the sources said. Saudi Arabia's government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.