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Israeli fighter jets dispatched to help flight from Dubai in distress
The plane was suspected to have a missing wheel upon departure
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Reuters file photo used for illustrative purpose
Two Israel fighter jets were dispatched on Friday afternoon to assist a light civilian transport aircraft that was en route from Dubai and had run into some difficulties.
According to a tweet shared by Israeli Air Force, the plane had departed from Dubai and was planning to perform an emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport due to a suspected missing wheel.
The jets did an on-air inspection and found that all the wheels were normal.
The aircraft then made a safe landing.
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