It was reported that the Israel Airports Authority requested that US army refueling planes not be allowed to land at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, citing heavy civilian air traffic.
According to the news of Israeli state television KAN, the Israel Airports Authority sent an extraordinary temporary instruction to the Israel Airline Traffic Authority, conveying the decision "not to allow US refueling planes to land at Ben-Gurion Airport".
The news stated that the reason behind the decision was the risk of disruption of civilian flights and cancellation of 50 thousand tickets in July alone. It was also reported that Transport Minister Miri Regev was behind the decision.
It was criticized in the Israeli press that military aircraft would disrupt commercial flights and reduce the airport's capacity at Tel Aviv Ben-Gurion Airport, which is Israel's gateway to the world, during the peak travel season.
It was announced that the USA suspended the evacuation of military tanker planes stationed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, the capital of Israel, due to the escalating tension with Iran.
The USA, which sent fuel supply planes to Europe after the ceasefire and agreement with Iran, deployed them again to Israel and the Middle East after the start of its attacks on Iran.