The plane landed in Saudi Arabia by accident - but some Israelis get there another way

The unusual landing of a plane carrying Israelis in Saudi Arabia has highlighted alternative travel routes used by Muslim Israelis for pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. The article describes the most common overland bus route through Jordan, and quotes a Negev resident who participated in the pilgrimage.

The unusual landing of a plane carrying Israelis on Saudi soil, a country with which there are no official diplomatic relations, has drawn attention to alternative travel routes used by Muslim Israelis for years. The article describes the most common overland bus route through Jordan for pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Saeed, a resident of Abu Tlul in the Negev, said he went on the pilgrimage by bus through Jordan, describing it as a comfortable journey with spacious buses. According to him, those who go independently can cross into Jordan and then continue with known transportation, or fly through Jordan or other countries that Israelis can enter. The article notes that during the Eid al-Adha holiday, many Muslims make the pilgrimage to the holy cities.