Israelis not flocking to flights out of Ukraine – Foreign Ministry

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

The civilian flights leaving Ukraine to Israel are not full, Foreign Ministry officials tell The Times of Israel.

Israeli airlines are ready to add additional flights, but the demand is not there right now, the officials say.

Thirty-two flights are scheduled to leave Ukraine for Israel in the coming week, including 10 in the next 48 hours.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged Israeli citizens in the Eastern European country to “come home” while they still can.

“Like the rest of the world, we are hoping that the tension will end without an escalation,” he said at the outset of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. “But our first responsibility is to take care of our citizens, Israeli citizens.”

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