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The four Israeli carriers, led by El Al, are working to bring home thousands of Israelis each day on the repatriation flights from select international cities such as nearby Larnaca and Athens, chosen by the airlines.
The move comes as the American president weighs getting involved in Israel’s military action by deploying B-2 stealth bombers.
There will be no outbound flights from Israel; its airspace will remain closed until next week.
“We’re living in a society where most of our kids know what to do in an emergency situation. The adults need to learn it as well,” Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker told JNS.
A limited number of seats will be available for the estimated 150,000 Israelis stranded abroad.
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar: “I am confident that we will meet here next year with a stronger and braver Israel than ever before.”
The National Security Council warned Israelis not to try to reach Israel by land through Jordan or Egypt.
Some parts of the facility were shut off following damage.
As Beijing-Jerusalem relations sour, experts say New Delhi’s growing partnership offers the Jewish state strategic and economic alternatives.
If the West wants to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power, it must target the real objective: regime change.
The closure could last at least three days, Israel’s “Channel 12" reported.
Government employees are banned from traveling outside Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beersheva due to “increased regional tensions.”
