First UAE citizen in space took Israel flag on mission

The first citizen of the United Arab Emirates to be sent into space said he took an Israeli flag with him on his inaugural 2019 trip into the expanse. This occurred before astronaut Hazzaa Al-Mansoori’s country had normalised ties with Tel Aviv last August. The astronaut, who spent eight days aboard the International Space Station during his first time in space, handed the flag to Israel’s exhibition team at the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai world’s fair, Israeli outlet Ynet said on Thursday. Al-Mansoori explained: “I am happy to be here and present this Israeli flag to the people here and the Israe…

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