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Thursday, June 19, 2025
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Flight bringing stranded Israelis from Cyprus briefly diverted as Iranian missiles rained down, then lands safely
An El Al plane arrives from France at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, August 1, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg / Flash90)
Channel 12 reports that an El Al flight from Cyprus bringing home Israelis who had been stranded abroad since the start of the conflict with Iran was forced to pull away from its planned landing at Ben Gurion Airport earlier this morning amid the Iranian missile barrage.
The flight circled in the air for some 30 minutes until authorities confirmed it was safe to land, then touched down without incident.
Israel’s airspace has been largely closed since Friday amid the war. In recent days Israeli airlines have begun repatriation flights for the many thousands of Israelis stuck abroad.
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