Authorities say 2,151 tourists who want to return will still be outside Israel on Tuesday; flights from India, Thailand set to land at Ben-Gurion Airport

Backpackers set to travel through Sofia and Berlin before arriving in Tel Aviv

Diplomats said to coordinate tourists in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines to converge in Bangkok for flight, with travelers in India to also be collected

As more countries close their airspace, Israeli backpackers make their way home with the help of Israeli and German diplomats, as well as the Honduran and Bolivian militaries

Foreign Ministry says only those who want to come are being brought home; diplomats themselves are staying; report says Spain may be next

Foreign Ministry says some 150 Israelis will return on El Al flight from Bogota, as the South American country begins nearly 3 week-long mandatory confinement

Citing 'mutual responsibility,' officials vow to leave no one behind, organizing flights to four corners of world; fume at those who want to take advantage of the system

Katz says ministry will map concentrations of Israelis, run war room to monitor efforts and requests for aid 24/7, arrange special flights for those in need

With flights canceled and borders shut and the situation likely to get worse, some groups are trying to crowdfund costs of leasing private planes to bring them back

23 Israeli travelers and backpackers still stranded by coronavirus border closures in South American nation, working with embassy to get home