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Israel limits US aerial refueling aircraft at Ben-Gurion Airport

By Etgar Lefkovits

(JNS) — Israel and the U.S. have agreed to cap the number of American refueling planes parked at Ben-Gurion International Airport at 20, with additional aircraft to be relocated to Israeli Air Force bases, the Transport Ministry announced.

The decision was made to enable capacity for civilian flights at Israel’s main international gateway during the peak summer travel season, Transport Minister Miri Regev said.

The unprecedented deployment of some 72 U.S. military aircraft at Israel’s main civilian airport, whi...