周三，一架飞往特拉维夫的阿联酋航班在沙特塔布克机场紧急降落，导致大量以色列人首次踏上沙特领土，这引发了关于两国关系可能走向正常化的猜测。乘客们表示在机场获得了食物和医疗救助。
Wednesday’s emergency landing of a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv brought an unprecedented number of Israelis onto Saudi soil, stirring speculation that the crisis could create an opening for formal ties. Passengers said they received food and medical care at Tabuk airport.
一段广泛传播的视频显示，一名戴着尼卡布的女性正在照顾乘客，这一现象挑战了保守穆斯林天生敌视犹太人的刻板印象。
A widely shared video showed a woman in a niqab tending to passengers, challenging stereotypes that conservative Muslims are innately hostile to Jews.
此次事件发生之际，沙特和以色列在也门等问题上的利益趋于一致。
The averted disaster comes amid converging Saudi and Israeli interests, particularly in Yemen.
欧亚集团的菲拉斯·马克萨德指出，两国都希望遏制伊朗支持的胡塞武装势力，这一事件进一步推动了关系正常化的讨论。
Eurasia Group’s Firas Maksad said both countries want to see the Iran-backed Houthis “cut down to size,” and the incident adds to the normalization debate.
马克萨德还提到，这一时机对以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡十分有利，他希望在选举前改善与海湾国家的关系。不过，其他地区分析师警告不要过度解读这一人道主义举动。
The timing also suits Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who wants to show good Gulf relations ahead of elections, Maksad said. But other regional analysts warned against reading too much into the humanitarian gesture.
在以色列人滞留沙特期间，王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼在年度咨议会演讲中谴责了以色列对巴勒斯坦人的对待，并重申了沙特对建立独立巴勒斯坦国的承诺。
Addressing Saudi Arabia’s consultative Shura Council in a scheduled annual speech — delivered while the Israelis were in the kingdom — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman condemned Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and reiterated Riyadh’s commitment to an independent Palestinian state. — Mohammed Sergie