Transportation Minister Miri Regev said Friday that under her pressure, the US has committed to removing approximately 20 refueling aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport by Tuesday. The move, reported by Din Fisher (N12), is intended to enable a full flight schedule during July and avert ticket cancellations.
Transportation Minister Miri Regev announced Friday that the US has pledged to remove roughly 20 refueling aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport by Tuesday, under pressure she exerted, according to Din Fisher (N12). The removal follows weeks of tension over fuel truck shortages and the presence of American military aircraft at the civilian airport, which Regev has described as crowding out commercial aviation. Earlier this week, 20 US aircraft had already been evacuated, with 12 more expected by end of month, as The Zioneer reported. The latest pledge, if fulfilled, would remove the remaining tankers linked to the fuel truck bottleneck and allow the summer flight schedule to proceed as planned, Regev said. The announcement comes amid a separate, unrelated political-security cabinet debate over the Lebanon negotiations — reported simultaneously — which the minister's office did not address.
2 developments
- Strong20 US aircraft evacuated from Ben Gurion, 12 more expected by end of month
- DevelopingRegev calls for removal of US refueling aircraft from Israel, escalating rift with Trump
- StrongUS military to relocate ~20% of refueling aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport ahead of Iran deal
- Developing15 US refueling aircraft leave Ben Gurion, transfer to regional bases
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