The US Air Force has begun relocating some of its aerial refueling aircraft that had been stationed at Ben-Gurion Airport in recent weeks, amid ongoing security developments, N12 reported on Thursday.
The move comes after Transportation Minister Miri Regev pressed Israeli security officials to clear the refueling aircraft from the airport in order to ensure normal operations during one of Ben-Gurion's busiest travel periods.
More than 2.6 million passengers are expected to pass through Ben-Gurion Airport during August, making it one of the airport's busiest months since the October 7 massacre.
A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus sits on the tarmac at Boeing facilities at Boeing Field in this aerial photo in Seattle, Washington, U.S. (credit: REUTERS/LINDSEY WASSON)
Hundreds of thousands of travelers expected in Ben-Gurion
