Some 1,500 Birthright program participants arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday night after some 90 groups were left stranded when Israel closed its airspace following the country's attack on Iran on Friday.

News that Israel attacked Iran took locals by surprise early Friday; even those who had experienced nearly two years of missile sirens were confused and disoriented by the alert.…

El Al's first repatriation flights are expected to depart on Wednesday from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris

Some 1,500 Birthright program participants arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday night after some 90 groups were left stranded when Israel closed its airspace following the country's…