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Ben-Gurion Airport employee fired for photographing US military planes - report

A temporary employee at Ben-Gurion Airport was fired after photographing US military planes and sharing the images on WhatsApp, nearly causing a serious incident between the US military and the IDF.

US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker takes off at Ben-Gurion Airport, March 5, 2026.
AIRPLANES AT the Ben Gurion International airport. February 11, 2026.

Herzog welcomes Israelis home from wartime rescue flights at Ben-Gurion airport

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, March 5, 2026.

Rescheduling or rebooking? Israeli airlines prepare for post-war reality

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flies over central Israel, February 28, 2026

IDF: Ben-Gurion Airport, Israeli airspace may reopen Monday evening


Palestinian driver rams through Ben-Gurion Airport entry checkpoint

At around 1:15 a.m., the suspect crashed through a checkpoint to the airport via Israel's Highway 1. No casualties were reported.

An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport

Palestinians can start flying out of Ramon airport later this month

West Bank Palestinians who want to travel abroad must now go through the Allenby Crossing in the Jordan Valley and into neighboring Jordan for international flights out of Amman.

Cargo plane with military equipment lands at Ramon Airport

Palestinians can start flying out of Ramon airport later this month

West Bank Palestinians who want to travel abroad must now go through the Allenby Crossing in the Jordan Valley and into neighboring Jordan for international flights out of Amman.

Cargo plane with military equipment lands at Ramon Airport

Cabinet approves former defense minister as head of Israel Aircraft Industries

Amir Peretz was appointed by the gov't on Sunday as the new head of the IAI, despite the appointment committee deeming him unqualified.

Chairman of the Labor party Amir Peretz seen during a press conference with Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz and party members in Tel Aviv on March 12, 2020.

Flight from Tel Aviv to Kiev delayed after passenger refuses to wear mask

According to Ynet, after being asked to put on a face mask, the passenger started swearing and confronting the flight attendants on the plane.

El Al plane

Israel and Jordan sign historic airspace agreement

The deal allows flights crossing over one country to also fly over the other.

Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as leaders gathered to deliver a joint statement on Middle East Peace talks in the East Room of the White House in Washington September 1, 2010

Remotely-controlled Heron UAV lands in Ben-Gurion Airport

The unmanned aircraft took off from Ein Shemer Airfield in Northern Israel, an air force base, landed in Ben-Gurion Airport and then returned to Ein Shemer.

Heron UAV as seen in Ben Gurion Airport

IAA presents airport labs tender that will allow opening the skies

“There’s no doubt Israeli flight must return,” Transportation Minister Miri Regev said, “I got the green go-ahead to do so from the Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu].”

An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv

Airport workers briefly halt all flights, protest government inaction

After approximately two hours, the dramatic strike action - impacting both passenger and cargo flights - was postponed.

El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020