How did scholars reconcile the exclusivity of the prophets' missions to their own peoples with the sending of Jonah (peace be upon him) to the pagan people of Nineveh, despite him being from the Children of Israel?

Reconciling the aforementioned Hadith with the idea that Yunus (peace be upon him) was from the Children of Israel requires proof, which has not been established. The apparent meaning of the Quran and Sunnah indicates that Yunus (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to his own people, not to strangers, as stated in the verse: "Except for the people of Yunus, when they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life and gave them enjoyment for a time." What has been mentioned regarding him being from the Children of Israel contains nothing explicit or sound that contradicts what is indicated by the apparent meaning of the Quran and Sunnah. Even the verses in Surah Al-An'am: "And from his descendants, David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Moses and Aaron... and Yunus and Lut," are not explicit that those mentioned are from the progeny of Abraham. Ibn Jarir and others held that the pronoun in the verse: "And from his descendants," refers to Noah (peace be upon him) because he is the closest one mentioned, and this is supported by the fact that Lut and Yunus are not from Abraham's progeny.