Israel to Fund Rescue Flights for Citizens Stranded in Dubai
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
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- Finance Minister ordered immediate funds for rescue flights.
- Around 10,000 Israelis are stranded abroad.
- Flydubai flights to Dubai and the Middle East were suspended.
- The Ministry of Transportation will manage the repatriation.
- The funding is for citizens in Dubai and the Middle East.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has instructed his ministry's senior officials to immediately allocate funds to the Ministry of Transportation. The funding is intended to cover the costs of rescue flights to bring back Israeli citizens who are stranded in Dubai and other Middle Eastern countries following the suspension of flights by Flydubai. Preliminary estimates suggest that approximately 10,000 Israelis are affected by the flight cancellations and require assistance to return home.
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