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US-Israel Dispute Over Refueling Tankers at Ben Gurion Airport Escalates
July 14, 2026 at 03:06 PM
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SNSky News Arabia
"طائرات الوقود" في بن غوريون تسبب أزمة بين أميركا وإسرائيل
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
إسرائيل تحظر هبوط طائرات التزود بالوقود الأمريكية في مطار بن غوريون
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MAMasrawy
50 ألف تذكرة مهددة بالإلغاء.. توقف إجلاء الطائرات الأمريكية من مطار بن جوريون
(opens the publisher’s site)The United States froze plans to evacuate its military refueling tankers from Ben Gurion Airport, prompting Israel’s transport minister to ban further landings and threatening flight cancellations.
- The United States canceled the evacuation of refueling planes from Ben Gurion; Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev issued a temporary order prohibiting their landing at the airport.
- The Israeli Airports Authority warned that the tankers’ continued presence could force the cancellation of up to 50,000 tickets this month.
- US Central Command said it launched airstrikes targeting Iranian sites to disrupt attacks on civilian ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Despite Regev’s order, a US refueling plane landed at Ben Gurion on Tuesday, according to Israeli media.