The Latest Breaking News from Ben Gurion

Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say

Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash flight into Ben Gurion Airport, UAE says

UAE says suspect prepared for hijacking by watching material promoting terrorism and taking boxing lessons

The Independent UK · Oct 9

'Co-pilot planned attack before joining Flydubai'

The co-pilot of Smit Machchhar had plans of crashing into Ben Gurion airport earlier this year as well; he was a failed student at Melbourne university.

The Economic Times · Oct 5

OPINION - It was right those Labour MPs went to Israel — and dead wrong they were turned away at the border

It’s not every day you have an 18 year old army reservist poking a machine gun at you and barking orders — but it happened to me. My colleagues MPs Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang being denied entry to Israel then booted back to Blighty brought back my brush at…

Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025

Houthis claim missile launch at Israel amid renewed fighting in Gaza

Yemeni group says hypersonic missile fired on Ben Gurion airport in second attack after Israel breaks Gaza ceasefire.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025

Houthis claim to have targeted Ben Gurion airport after Israel hits Sana’a

IDF says missile was intercepted before it reached Israeli airspace, as Netanyahu says strikes on Yemen will continue

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024

Misguided Getaway Sets off Another Security Alert at Israeli Airport

A Palestinian car thief rammed through a checkpoint on the way to Israel's main airport on Sunday, authorities said, setting off a security alert in what they described as the result of poor navigation on his part rather than an attempted attack. Video circulated on social media showed passengers in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022

No Flights Under New Rules Yet for West Bank Palestinians

A group of Palestinian passengers flew to Cyprus from an Israeli airport on Monday, but the flight was not organized under a promised arrangement easing travel restrictions for residents of the occupied West Bank, an airports authority spokesperson said. Israeli authorities agreed earlier this month, following pressure from the United…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 23, 2022

Israel to end mandatory COVID-19 tests for arrivals at Tel Aviv airport

Israel said on Sunday it was ending mandatory COVID-19 testing for arrivals at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, but foreigners would still have to test negative overseas before boarding a flight to the country.

Reuters · May 8, 2022

Israel to Start Direct Flights to Egypt's Sharm In April

Israel is to launch direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh on Egypt's Red Sea coast next month, in an expansion of air links between the two countries, officials said Wednesday. "The route from Ben Gurion International Airport to Sharm el-Sheikh will open soon.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2022