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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 476

Sde Dov

The remains of Sde Dov airport in Tel Aviv, which was closed and emptied to make way for luxury apartments, on February 10, 2020. (Defense Ministry)
February 10, 2020, 7:09 pm
Sde Dov airport emptied, paving way for building of luxury high-rises
Former air force base and civilian airstrip in northern Tel Aviv was closed last summer to allow for construction, sparking protests and anger
By Judah Ari Gross
Passengers boarding what appears to be one of the final Arkia Airlines flights to Eilat at the Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv on June 30, 2019. (Flash90)
June 30, 2019, 9:39 pm
Amid vocal protests, Netanyahu says Tel Aviv’s Sde Dov Airport to close Monday
State to compensate Eilat with NIS 400 million development plan; court nixes planned Tuesday strike at Ben Gurion Airport
By ToI Staff
A view of the Sde Dov airport in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2013. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
June 30, 2019, 8:15 am
PM, Smotrich discuss delaying closure of Sde Dov airport as deadline looms
Widespread strikes threatened if Tel Aviv airfield seen as vital for tourism in Eilat is shuttered Monday as planned; state could be sued for $2.24 billion if move deferred
By ToI Staff
Eilat residents protest the impending closure of Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv, outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on June 17, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 18, 2019, 1:53 am
Eilat residents protest impending closure of Sde Dov airport
Mayor says shuttering Tel Aviv airport that operates frequent and convenient flights to the resort city will decimate tourism industry
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. An airplane taking off from Eilat's airport, December 2012. (Moshe Shai/ Flash90/ File)
March 18, 2019, 9:51 pm
Eilat city airport closes for good after final departure
Ramon takes over as main airport serving southern resort city; some locals bemoan losing conveniently placed old airport
By Ori Lewis
An aerial view of the Israeli resort city of Eilat on October 21, 2015. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
March 12, 2019, 8:55 pm
Protesters block access to Eilat amid outcry over Tel Aviv airport closure
Mayor calls Sde Dov airport Eilat’s ‘oxygen supply,’ promises to go on hunger strike starting Thursday in bid to reverse planned July shuttering
By ToI Staff
A view of the Sde Dov airport in Tel Aviv, October 11, 2013. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
October 15, 2018, 9:27 am
Air force carries out planned exercise at Tel Aviv base
IDF warns public may hear explosions and sirens during the drill, which forms part of the 2018 combat readiness program
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a baby with a skin disease. (Triocean/iStock Images/Getty)
October 10, 2018, 4:39 pm
Health officials warn of measles outbreak after passenger flies with disease
Ministry says over 600 people have contracted illness in 2018, a 2,000 percent rise over 2017; children and others on plane from Eilat to Tel Aviv urged to get checked
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: An Air FedEx Express plane seen at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, on September 3, 2014. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
January 30, 2018, 11:24 pm
Within 5 seconds of disaster: 2 planes nearly collide over Tel Aviv
FedEx plane pilot sharply changes course, averting crash, after small United Nations aircraft strays from flight plan
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
January 18, 2018, 5:14 pm
Israeli airline diverts flights ahead of stormy weekend
Arkia says visibility at Sde Dov airport will preclude takeoffs and landings, as authorities warn of heavy rain and strong winds
By Michael Bachner
El Al flight seen at the airstrip at the Ben Gurion International Airport. February 26, 2015. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
December 26, 2017, 9:59 pm
Ben Gurion Airport to undergo $1.43 billion expansion
Upgrades meant to help handle expected 50 percent increase of passengers over the next five years
By JTA
A light plane after it made an emergency landing in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tel Aviv, on April 3, 2016. (AFP / JACK GUEZ)
April 3, 2016, 6:49 pm
Light plane crash-lands in sea off Tel Aviv coast
2 lightly injured after pilot loses control of aircraft near Metzizim Beach
By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gestures during a press briefing on the sidelines of the main annual session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 29, 2016. (AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI)
March 15, 2016, 1:52 pm
UN chief asks Israel to reverse West Bank land seizure
One suspect killed in Brussels terror raid; President Rivlin lands in Moscow for meeting with Putin amid Russia pullout from Syria
By Adiv Sterman
Israeli security forces search for the gunman after a shooting attack at a pub in central Tel Aviv, on Friday, January 1, 2016. (Esther Rubyan/Flash90)
March 15, 2016, 12:56 pm
Police say Tel Aviv ‘stabbing attempt’ false alarm
Massive manhunt called off after officials determine soldier saw homeless man and got spooked
By ToI Staff
This X-Ray image shows a grenade in the bag of an Israeli woman who tried to board a plane at the Sde Dov Airport on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 (Israel Airports Authority)
February 24, 2016, 9:59 am
Israeli woman takes gun, grenade to airport
Passenger en route to Eilat detained by police after Sde Dov security uncovers cache of weapons in her luggage
By ToI Staff
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