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.
If you are fortunate to get a flight into Agaba, the Jordanian border city across from Eilat, allows you to jump in a Jordanian taxi for the ten-minute drive to Taba.
After staff demanded extra fees for her backpack, Carmen Díaz Guadamuro missed her flight and her grandfather's final moments.
Roughly 100 missiles were on their way from Iran, officials warned, teeing up a repeat of an April 2024 attack that marked the first direct exchange of fire between the two countries.
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