Israelis without biometric IDs stuck in long lines at Ben Gurion

Thousands of Israelis arriving home this afternoon are being greeted by excessively long lines at Ben Gurion airport.

The lines for Israeli passport holders are stretching past the inspection hall up towards the arrival gates.

The backlog was caused by Israelis who are traveling without the biometric passport.

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