UAE cancels participation in Israeli flyover due to Al-Aqsa unrest
Emirati airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has canceled its participation in Israel's Independence Day flyover this year, amid Arab condemnation of Al-Aqsa and Old City violence, according to the Israel Pilot's Association.
It tweeted that it had "received a message from #WizzairAbuDhabi that it will not be able to participate in the Independence Day flight in Israel, Jerusalem Post reported.
"The announcement was made shortly after the announcement of the summoning of the Israeli ambassador to Abu Dhabi for a conversation at the Foreign Ministry in the United Arab Emirates.
UAE's participation in the flyover had been intended to hight the increased cooperation between UAE and Tel Aviv, which had normalized ties in 2020 under the US-brokered Abraham Accords.
The announcements came as the UAE Foreign Ministry summoned Israel's Ambassador Amir Hayek over police actions against Palestinian protesters on Al-Aqsa mosque and in the Al-Quds’ Old City.
Hayek, who is Israel's first ambassador to the UAE arrived there in October of last year and this is the first time he has been summoned. He met Tuesday with Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy.
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