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Holly Bishop | Wednesday 18 June 2025 07:36 BST

The first flight carrying Israeli people who were stranded abroad after Israel and Iran began trading strikes has landed.

The plane, which brought home Israelis stuck in Larnaca, Cyprus, arrived at Ben Gurion Airport just outside of Tel Aviv on Wednesday (18 June).

Since the Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliatory attacks broke out overnight Friday (13 June), Israel's transport ministry estimates that more than 50,000 stranded residents are trying to come home.