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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Shmuel Zakai

An El Al plane parked at Ben Gurion Airport, May 7, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 15, 2025, 3:03 pm
Stranded Israelis told not to go to Larnaca, Athens; not to use Egypt, Jordan land crossings
With airspace closed amid conflict with Iran, authorities say it will take weeks before the tens of thousands of Israelis stuck abroad will get home; El Al works on rescue flight plan
By Sharon Wrobel
Lines for check-in at Ben Gurion Airport, June 26, 2022. (Amy Spiro/Times of Israel)
June 29, 2022, 11:48 am
Airport boss sorry for chaos; MK calls on government for help
Ben Gurion Airport head says canceling flights would ease lines but raise prices; says he hopes to hire Haredi staff, offer university tuition incentives to workers
By ToI Staff
Travelers at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on March 2, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
March 28, 2022, 6:04 am
Travel spike causes mass delays at airport; situation likely to worsen over Passover
Passengers now advised to arrive at Ben Gurion four hours before flights as airport struggles to implement COVID protocols, scale-up from cutbacks
By Stuart Winer
The empty arrival hall at Ben Gurion Airport on June 12, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 30, 2020, 9:08 am
Despite high infection rate, Greece said to weigh allowing in Israeli tourists
Officials say agreements with Athens and Cyprus only a matter of time, contrary to situation in the rest of the EU, which has closed its borders to Israelis for time being
By ToI Staff
The empty arrival hall at the Ben Gurion airport on June 12, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 29, 2020, 1:11 pm
Israel may allow quarantine-free travel from ‘green’ countries as of mid-August
Health Ministry tells Knesset it plans to end requirement for travelers from virus-free states; flights must resume, says Ben Gurion Airport chief, or Israelis should learn to swim
By ToI Staff
Elor Azaria at a court hearing at a military court in Jaffa, August 28, 2016 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 28, 2016, 12:48 pm
Hebron soldier was right to shoot, civilian security official testifies
Eliyahu Libman says Elor Azaria followed precedent in killing disarmed Palestinian stabber, accuses commanders of failing
By ToI Staff
Sgt. Elor Azaria, the IDF soldier who shot an incapacitated Palestinian terrorist in Hebron, seen at the military court in Jaffa, July 24, 2016. (Flash90)
August 28, 2016, 8:33 am
Hebron soldier’s lawyer predicts ‘surprises’ as trial resumes
Ex-generals among some 25 witnesses who’ll take the stand for Elor Azaria, accused of manslaughter in death of disarmed Palestinian stabber
By ToI Staff
IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria in court on July 5, 2016. (Flash90)
August 18, 2016, 10:10 pm
Three former IDF generals to testify for Hebron soldier
Defense team for Elor Azaria informs court that Shmuel Zakai, Dan Biton and Uzi Dayan will take the stand when trial resumes
By ToI Staff
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