Air flights suspended at Ben Gurion airport

Published October 21st, 2024 - 02:09 GMT
Air flights halted in Ben Gurion airport
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men push their luggage at the departure lounge of the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on September 29, 2024, amid cross-border clashes with the Lebanese group Hezbollah and Israel as well as the ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. AFP
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Channel 14 later confirmed that air navigation resumed after the alert was lifted.

ALBAWABA- Israeli media reported that air traffic at Ben Gurion International Airport was temporarily halted due to security concerns following the detection of a suspicious object.

Channel 14 later confirmed that air navigation resumed after the alert was lifted.

The Israeli army reported intercepting five drones over the Mediterranean Sea, noting that none of the drones managed to breach Israeli airspace.

Since Saturday evening, 123 soldiers have been injured in ongoing clashes along the Lebanese and Gaza fronts, with 18 injuries reported on the Gaza front.

Meanwhile, medical sources told Al Jazeera that 57 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn, with 44 casualties occurring in the northern region.

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