The US national aviation authority lifted a ban on American flights to Israel late Wednesday, but warned of a “very fluid situation” amid intense fighting in the Gaza Strip.
After a rocket fired by Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip struck a house just north of Israel´s main airport in Tel Aviv, the Federal Administration Agency imposed the ban on Tuesday and then renewed it midday Wednesday.
European allies replicated the move.
“The FAA has lifted its restrictions on US airline flights into and out of Israel´s Ben Gurion Airport by cancelling a Notice to Airmen it renewed earlier today,” the agency said in a statement hours before the ban was due to expire.
Before making its decision, the FAA said it worked with US government officials to evaluate the security situation in Israel and “carefully reviewed both significant new information and measures the government of Israel is taking to mitigate potential risks to civil aviation.”
