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First direct commercial flight from Israel lands in Bahrain

by Associated Press
| September 23, 2020 1:30 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first known direct commercial flight between Israel and Bahrain landed Wednesday in the island kingdom, just a week after it signed a deal alongside the United Arab Emirates to normalize relations.

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