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First Palestinians to fly from Israel’s Negev desert airport arrive in Cyprus
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Palestinians leave Larnaca International Airport after arriving aboard the first flight from Israel's Ramon airport, in Cyprus on August 22, 2022 (Iakovos HATZISTAVROU / AFP)
A group of Palestinians from the West Bank has arrived in Cyprus after flying out of an airport in Israel’s Negev desert for the first time, under a newly launched pilot plan.
“This is the first trip for us from Ramon” airport, says Sofiane, a Palestinian pharmacist who declines to provide his surname.
“We got this opportunity for the first time as Palestinians,” he says, adding that the group was made up of pharmacists from around the West Bank.
An AFP correspondent says around 25 Palestinians arrived on Israel’s Arkia airlines flight from Ramon airport, near the southern resort city of Eilat, at Larnaca airport.
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