Iran Press/ Middle East: The cancellation is most likely due to the lack of secrecy regarding the earlier meeting where Benjamin Netanyahu was joined by Mohamad Bin Salman, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Chief of Israeli Mossad Yossi Cohen.
The senior officials are reported to have discussed normalizing ties and possibly the signing of a peace deal in the near future.
According to Arab48, the Israeli Education Minister, Yoav Galant, a member of Netanyahu's security cabinet and his Likud party, confirmed the secret meeting had taken place earlier this week.
However, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saudi denied that the meeting took place, claiming that the only officials present were American and Saudi during the recent visit by Pompeo.
Flight tracking sites showed an unusual route of a plane flying directly from Tel Aviv to Neom on Sunday evening and returning early Monday, according to the Associated Press.
The US has been calling for Saudi to normalize relations with the occupation state of Israel and follow in the footsteps of its neighbors and allies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, who signed normalization deals with Israel in September.
The deals have drawn widespread condemnation from Palestinians, who say the accords ignore their rights and do not serve the Palestinian cause.
Although Saudi and Israel share a common enemy in Iran, Riyadh has so far declined to normalize ties with Israel, saying Palestinian statehood goals should be addressed first.
Meanwhile, however, days after the secret meeting, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia gave permission for Israeli commercial flights to use its airspace en route to the UAE.
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