FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – A large-scale repatriation operation is underway from Cyprus with 21 special flights scheduled from Larnaca Airport to return approximately 2,500 Israeli citizens amid ongoing regional unrest.
The flights include eight bound for Haifa, five for Tel Aviv, and another eight to Aqaba, Jordan — where returning passengers will proceed by land into Israel.
The coordinated airlift comes as Israeli airspace remains restricted due to missile attacks, prompting urgent efforts to retrieve citizens stranded abroad.
Alongside air transport, repatriation is also being carried out by sea, with vessels arriving and departing from Larnaca Marina.
The operation unfolds under stringent security conditions.
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