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Israel Apologizes to UAE over Pandemic-Related Comments

Israel Apologizes to UAE over Pandemic-Related Comments
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Israel Apologizes to UAE over Pandemic-Related Comments

Israel Apologizes to UAE over Pandemic-Related Comments

Israel issued Friday an official apology to the United Arab Emirates following comments of a senior health official who considered the surge of COVID-19 cases in Tel Aviv was due to flights to Dubai.

Commenting on the surge of infections in Israel, head of Public Health in the Israeli Health Ministry Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis said Thursday that "more people died in two weeks of peace with Dubai than in 70 years of war with them."

On Friday, high-ranking sources in Tel Aviv said the UAE complained to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, asking for an explanation on the comments made by Alroy-Preis.

Reports said Israeli officials apologized, stating that Alroy-Preis’ comments were merely “an unsuccessful joke.”

The Dubai Media Office on Friday shared the apology from Israel, stating: “Israel offers an apology to the UAE for the statements of a senior official in the Israeli Ministry of Health that included false allegations that linked travel to Dubai to the increasing number of people infected with Covid-19 in Israel.”

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Saudi Arabia Urges Int’l Community to Push for Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs participates in the outreach session of the second G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Italy’s Fiuggi. SPA
The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs participates in the outreach session of the second G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Italy’s Fiuggi. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Urges Int’l Community to Push for Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs participates in the outreach session of the second G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Italy’s Fiuggi. SPA
The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs participates in the outreach session of the second G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Italy’s Fiuggi. SPA

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah participated on Monday in the outreach session of the second G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Italy’s Fiuggi held with counterparts from several Arab countries, including Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, and the Secretary General of the Arab League.

During the session titled "Stability in the Middle East," Prince Faisal emphasized the importance of fostering multiple partnerships to address regional and international challenges.

In his statement, he highlighted the developments in Gaza and Lebanon, calling on the international community to assume its responsibilities by urgently pushing for an immediate ceasefire, ensuring the unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid, and advancing efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state through the two-state solution.

He underlined the need to de-escalate tensions in Lebanon while respecting its sovereignty. Prince Faisal also stressed the urgency for finding a permanent solution to the crisis in Sudan to alleviate human suffering.

The session was attended by Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Italy Faisal bin Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.