According to the former aide, the Emirati leader personally drove Netanyahu from the aircraft to the palace in his own vehicle.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former chief of staff and spokesman, Ziv Agmon, said Thursday that Netanyahu had been welcomed “with the honor reserved for kings” during a previously undisclosed wartime visit to the United Arab Emirates.
Agmon, who said he accompanied Netanyahu on the trip, described the visit as “top secret until today” and said UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler of Abu Dhabi, personally greeted the Israeli delegation in the emirate.
“Sheikh bin Zayed, his family members and other dignitaries welcomed us and were happy to see the prime minister of Israel on their soil,” Agmon posted on Instagram.