Israeli media reported on the 14th that the U.S. has paused removal of military aircraft from Ben‑Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv as U.S.‑Iran tensions escalate. The airport authority told reporters a pause would create parking-slot shortages and could disrupt Israel’s summer air travel, with as many as 50,000 tickets potentially cancelled. Since Feb. 28 about 75 U.S. air‑refuelling tankers and transport aircraft have been parked at Ben‑Gurion as part of a regional U.S. military deplo

Israeli media reported on the 14th that the U.S. has paused removal of military aircraft from Ben‑Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv as U.S.‑Iran tensions escalate. The airport authority told reporters a pause would create parking-slot shortages and could disrupt Israel’s summer air travel, with as many as 50,000 tickets potentially cancelled. Since Feb. 28 about 75 U.S. air‑refuelling tankers and transport aircraft have been parked at Ben‑Gurion as part of a regional U.S. military deployment; Washington had begun withdrawing some aircraft after a U.S.‑Iran memorandum eased tensions but has now halted further removals.