National Security Council Director Shmuel Ben Ezra has been handling the US refueler shortage at Ben Gurion Airport since taking office, and a solution will be implemented in the coming days. A source with knowledge of the details assured that "no commercial flight will be canceled because of the refuelers," according to Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom).
The fuel-truck crisis at Ben Gurion Airport, which prompted Transportation Minister Miri Regev's warning on Monday that airlines would be forced to cancel flights starting Tuesday, appears to be resolved. National Security Council Director Shmuel Ben Ezra has taken charge of the issue since his appointment, and a solution is expected within days. A source familiar with the details told Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) that no commercial flights will be canceled due to the refueler shortage. The crisis stemmed from a shortage of fuel trucks, with only 72 refueling vehicles operational at the airport, as The Zioneer reported earlier. The source's reassurance explicitly reverses the threat of cancellations that Regev conveyed to the prime minister.
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