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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 536

international travel

Abandoned suitcases at Ben Gurion Airport, July 2022 (Courtesy)
July 11, 2022, 2:43 pm
Freshly lost suitcases said thrown out amid airport chaos, as hundreds more pile up
Transportation Minister Michaeli instructs airport managers to probe alleged looting after TV news reports luggage tossed in compactor as staff rummaged for valuables
By ToI Staff
Travelers at the departure hall of Ben Gurion International Airport ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover. April 14, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
May 26, 2022, 12:29 pm
Amid wage dispute, Israelis abroad increasingly unable to get replacement passports
Many consular services have run out of passports; Foreign Ministry workers refuse to send refills due to conflict over salaries
By Michael Horovitz
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Travelers seen at Ben Gurion International Airport, on June 23, 2021. (Flash90)
June 28, 2021, 5:37 pm
Travelers leaving Israel must pledge not to go to countries with high COVID risk
Form must be completed 24 hours before departure; order goes into effect on Tuesday
By ToI Staff
Bangladeshi Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 14, 2021. (Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP)
May 23, 2021, 12:25 pm
Bangladesh said to remove ‘except Israel’ from travel terms in new passports
Officials confirm the change but make no clarification on whether it means the lifting of a ban on visiting the Jewish state; Israel welcomes development
By Stuart Winer
Screen capture for the arrivals flight board at Ben Gurion Airport, May 16, 2021. (Ben Gurion Airport)
May 16, 2021, 12:12 pm
Dozens of flights canceled as rocket fire disrupts Israeli air travel
International carriers scrap flights amid violence, but Israeli airlines still flying; services could resume later in the week, depending on developments
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Passengers seen at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on March 8, 2021. (Flash90)
March 29, 2021, 9:23 pm
Israel warns citizens they could be targeted by Iran, as outbound tourism renews
NSC advises caution following bombing at New Delhi embassy, names recent Gulf partners UAE and Bahrain among countries risky for Israelis
By ToI Staff
Medical technicians test passengers for COVID-19 at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on March 8, 2021. (Flash90)
March 21, 2021, 5:18 pm
9,000 pass through Ben Gurion, mostly departures, as travel rules eased
Number of travelers exceeds maximum announced by Foreign Ministry after High Court ruling lifted daily cap
By ToI Staff
A member of Civil Protection checks air travellers documents at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy, near Paris, February 5, 2021. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP)
March 11, 2021, 5:38 pm
France eases travel rules for seven countries, including Israel
‘Compelling reason’ no longer required for trips to and from selected destinations, though negative test still needed
By AFP and ToI Staff
Passengers arriving on a flight from Frankfurt take part in the pilot program of wearing electronic bracelets upon arrival in Israel, on March 01, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 4, 2021, 10:19 pm
Quarantine hotels to close as ministers advance electronic bracelet bill
Timing of legislation leaves gap with no supervision of Israelis flying home; hotels to only be used for those who refuse bracelets or can’t isolate at home
By ToI Staff
The arrival hall at the almost empty Ben Gurion International Airport on January 25, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
February 24, 2021, 10:44 pm
Health Ministry to test electronic bracelets as alternative to hotel quarantine
In pilot program, location monitor will be distributed to 100 people arriving in Israel from abroad
By ToI Staff
Travelers walk through the nearly empty JetBlue terminal at Logan Airport, Friday Nov. 20, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
January 19, 2021, 3:28 am
Trump orders lifting some COVID travel restrictions, Biden team says nope
Outgoing president says entry curbs from much of Europe and Brazil to be lifted January 26, but spokesperson for president-elect says plans are actually to tighten restrictions
By AFP
Hadassah Medical Center staff members receive the second round of the COVID-19 vaccine, at the Hadassah Medical Center, in Jerusalem, January 11, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 14, 2021, 11:54 am
Hopes for global vaccine ‘green passport’ said dampened as some EU states object
Germany, Austria, Belgium, others reportedly fear document will create indirect obligation to get inoculated; Israel said set to expand shots to those aged 45+, as cases stay high
By ToI Staff
A location used for filming 'Queen's Gambit,' Schloss Schulzendorf in Germany, outside Berlin, November 2020. (courtesy: Felipe Tofani/Fotostrasse.com)
January 8, 2021, 4:40 pm
Queen’s Gambit orphanage is German Jewish-built castle that was seized by Nazis
The hidden, tragic story of Schloss Schulzendorf, built by a Berlin department store owner, confiscated by Third Reich, obscured by the Soviets, restituted, abandoned, rediscovered
By Matt Lebovic
The empty arrival hall at Ben Gurion Airport on June 12, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 20, 2020, 4:59 pm
Israel to remain closed to foreign visitors until at least September
Airports Authority says current restrictions, under which entry granted only to nationals or those obtaining special permit from Immigration Authority, to stay in force
By ToI Staff
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