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Reuters
Reuters
Sport
By Andrew Mills and Dan Williams

Direct Tel Aviv-Doha flights to operate during World Cup

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Preview - Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar - November 10, 2022 General view inside the new central concourse terminal expansion at Hamad International Airport ahead of the World Cup REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Direct charter flights will operate between Israel and Qatar, which do not have formal diplomatic ties, during the upcoming World Cup in Doha, FIFA said on Thursday, facilitating attendance by eligible Israeli and Palestinian fans.

Soccer's world governing body said it brokered the deal that would allow holders of match tickets and a valid Hayya fan ID on flights from Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv to Doha's Hamad International during the one-month event.

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