El Al Airlines to operate first Israel-Morocco flight on December 22

Israeli flag carrier El Al Airlines said it would operate the first flight from Israel to Rabat, Morocco on Dec. 22 and that the plane would carry a joint U.S.-Israeli delegation.

The direct flight, LY555, is expected to take six hours and follows a U.S.-brokered deal earlier this month in which the countries agreed to normalize relations.

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