Military flight-tracking monitors today showed two Italian military aircraft landing at Taif Airport, located 70 kilometres east of Makkah.

The aircraft identified so far are:

▪️ A Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules troop transport aircraft.

▪️ A Boeing KC-767A aerial refuelling aircraft.

The two Italian aircraft departed earlier on Sunday from Pratica di Mare Air Base near Rome, amid reports of a limited Italian military air bridge to Taif.