Current sectionIsrael NewsFighter jets scrambled after the Arkia plane failed to establish contact with air traffic controllers in Hungary on Thursday. The incident is under investigation by the airline, which will include the Hungarian authoritiesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYifat Reuven06:23 PM • June 13 2026 IDTHungarian fighter jets escorted on Thursday an Israeli Arkia airplane after it failed to establish contact with air traffic controllers in Hungary. The airplane was en route from Tel Aviv to Prague.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HungaryCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealHormuzUNRWAIsrael ElectionsPark Slope Food Co-opWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHungarian Fighter Jets Escort Israeli Passenger Plane After Contact LostIsrael and Hezbollah Trade Fire; Iran: Lebanon Truce Includes IDF WithdrawalReport: Iran Planted Mines Around Uranium Cache Amid Fears of U.S. RaidU.S. Military Says It Downed Iranian Drones Targeting Hormuz ShippingCar Explosion, Shooting Kill Two in Separate Crime Incidents in Northern IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMISix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?What's the Difference Between Jewish and Palestinian Terror?Netanyahu's Middle East Doctrine Has Collapsed – and It's Costing Him Washington