Reported request could be due to Biden's old age, weather conditions or an attempt to avoid repetition of 2017 incident in which a junior Israeli MK snapped a selfie with Trump

Airports authority advises travelers to arrive 4 hours before flights due to large crowds, warns situation not expected to change until next year

Israel Airports Authority spokesman says tourists should suffice with carry-ons; claims country in 'excellent position' compared to rest of world as airports struggle with staffing

Resident of Tamra suspected of providing friend with pistol to fire celebratory shots during ceremony; officers detain man at Ben Gurion in front of his wife

After more than a year without immigration flights from Addis Ababa, the first of what is promised to be 3,000 new olim greeted with festive ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport

In anothe milestone, masking requirements on international flights will also largely end starting Monday

Military archive marks 50 years since 'Operation Isotope' when Sayeret Matkal commandos disguised as technicians stormed flight 571 to rescue passengers from Palestinian terrorists

Health Ministry says that, like Israelis, foreign arrivals also will not have to submit to PCR tests upon arrival at Ben Gurion or any other crossing

Deaths, serious cases of coronavirus dip while testing for active cases rises over previous seven days, as country weighs lifting international flight mask mandate

Move would follow in the footsteps of EU decision; Israel also nears end of mandatory COVID tests upon landing