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Israeli airline says Turkish airport staff refused to refuel its plane after it made an emergency landing

Direct flights between Israel and Turkey have been canceled since Israel's invasion of Gaza.NurPhoto/Getty ImagesEl Al said a plane en route from Warsaw to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Turkey.The Israeli airline said local staff at Antalya airport refused to refuel the plane.Tensions between the two countries have escalated since Israel's invasion of Gaza.Israeli flag carrier El Al says local airport workers refused to refuel one of its planes after it made an emergency landing in Turkey on Sunday.Flight LY5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv landed in Antalya almost three hours into its journey, data from flight-tracking website FlightAware shows.FlightAware data shows that the plane then flew to Rhodes International Airport, stopping for about an hour, before proceeding to its final destination.In a statement to Business Insider, an El Al spokesperson said that local workers in Turkey "refused to refuel the company's plane, even though it was a medical case."The spokesperson said a passenger requiring medical treatment was evacuated.

 

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