An EgyptAir pilot named Osama Mansour posted a video of an El Al aircraft in Italy, with a clip of a speech by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat playing in the background: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and violence for violence."
El Al has canceled its rescue flights out of Dubai after failing to obtain clearance from the Emirates. There is concern the entire evacuation operation will be pushed to tomorrow.
Israeli officials were caught off guard when Riyadh refused to approve a civilian rescue flight out of Saudi Arabia, per i24NEWS correspondent Amichai Stein. Political and security figures had been confident the Saudis would agree. El Al submitted a proposal, so did the Israeli Air Force, and an unmarked aircraft was floated as an option. All were turned down. The stranded Israelis ultimately flew out on a FlyDubai flight.
El Al suspends Tel Aviv–Moscow flights for the coming days over Russia-Ukraine developments and recent aviation incidents in the region. Reassessment expected next week.
