Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
IAF flies hundreds of off-duty troops back to Israel from Europe
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli soldiers board an IAF heavy transport plane in an undisclosed European country, late October 9, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
The Israeli Air Force has airlifted hundreds of Israeli troops who were abroad across Europe over the past day, in order for them to fight in the ongoing war against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip.
The military says C-130 and C-130J heavy transport planes flew to various countries in Europe to bring the off-duty soldiers back to Israel.
The operation was carried out in coordination with the Foreign Ministry, the IDF says.
