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Technicians working to fix ENAV radar failure that closed airspace; over 300 flights affected as causes remain unclear.

Stranded in Cyprus as missiles rain on Israel, one family is caught between feeling safe and restless, waiting to go home, which may not be the same when they return.

With Russian and Ukrainian airspace also closed to most airlines due to years of war, the Middle East has become a more important route for flights between Europe and Asia.

Departure flights are only allowed 50 people per flight, and only 1,500 people are allowed in the airport at a time.

The country’s two largest carriers, El Al and Israir, will halt every scheduled flight and divert aircraft already in the sky, stranding thousands of Israelis abroad.

Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, offering no real solutions for accommodation or onward travel for those stranded in Israel amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

These flights are only for incoming flights to Israel, and there are no outgoing flight operations.

Operation 'Safe Return': Private airlines and the Mano Maritime shipping company will be mobilized to bring stranded Israelis home by air and by sea.

"I should be there to protect my family," he said, but noted that he "trusts in the IDF and know [they] are doing what is necessary to bring us peace."

Carola Veit had planned to return to Hamburg early Friday morning after her four-day visit to Israel, but the Iran attacks and closure of Israeli airspace has changed those plans.