Three flights from the southern Israeli city of Eilat landed at Stansted Airport on Thursday evening.
A woman who was due to fly on a British Airways flight that turned around after nearly reaching Tel Aviv has told of the “very difficult situation” for people “stuck” in Israel.
Three flights operated by the same airline landed at the airport on Thursday evening, chartered by advocacy organisation Tzedek Association and travel agents Feldan Travel, bringing mainly British and US citizens to London.The woman told the PA news agency: “We were meant to come with British Airways yesterday. It turned back and we were left in the airport. No solution.A UK resident, she was in Tel Aviv on holiday and said she drove five hours to get to Eilat.
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