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Flash Global Advisory:

Israel Security Situation

August 29, 2024

Flash Global Valued Customers,

The conflict between Israel and Gaza, along with heightened tensions involving Hezbollah in Lebanon, has escalated in recent days.

• Gaza and Southern Israel: Israeli forces continue airstrikes on Gaza in response to ongoing rocket attacks. Recently, missiles targeted areas like Sderot in southern Israel. In retaliation, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched strikes against several Hamas and Islamic Jihad positions in Gaza. This exchange has caused significant casualties on both sides, further complicating efforts to negotiate a ceasefire​.
• Northern Israel and Lebanon: The situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon is also tense. Hezbollah has intensified its rocket attacks on Israeli military and civilian targets, leading to a robust Israeli response. The IDF recently struck multiple Hezbollah launch sites in Lebanon, aiming to pre-empt a major attack on central and northern Israel. This follows weeks of escalating skirmishes, with Hezbollah declaring its support for Gaza​.
• Tel Aviv and Central Israel: Tel Aviv has also experienced attacks, including a recent terrorist ramming and stabbing incident. Israeli security forces remain on high alert, with the IDF’s leadership in Tel Aviv preparing for what they anticipate will be a particularly intense week​

Our agent remains secure, and undamaged, and remains fully operational. Please see below for airlines that have suspended operations. NBD service is available, 4-hour drives are available within Israel and NFO is available but with restricted flight movement. We will continue to monitor the situation and will advise of changes to service availability as we learn of them.

PAX flights (passenger)	Airline	Comments
Currently Operational	EL AL	Operates to PAX in Tel Aviv, with some schedule changes
	Etihad Airways	Operates 10 weekly flights TLV-AUH (Narrow body aircraft)
Suspended Operations	Air Canada	Suspended all flights
	KLM	Suspended all flights
	Air France	Suspended all flights
	Hainan Airlines	Suspended all flights
	British Airways	Will resume flights to Israel on August 28, 2024
	Air Europe	Suspended all flights
	Air India	Suspended all flights
	Lufthansa group (including Austrian airlines and Brussels)	Will resume flights to Israel on September 2, 2024
	Delta	Will resume flights to Israel on August 31, 2024
	United Airlines	Will resume flights to Israel on August 31, 2024
	Ethiopian Airlines	Suspended all flights
	Swiss	Will resume flights to Israel on September 2, 2024
	Virgin Atlantic	Suspended all flights to TLV as of October 12, 2023
	Emirates	Suspended commercial flights to TLV
	Turkish Airlines	Suspended all flights to TLV as of October 12, 2023
	American Airlines	Suspended all flights to TLV as of October 7, 2023
	Cathay Pacific	Suspended all flights to TLV as of October 8, 2023
CAO flights (Cargo)	Airline	Remarks
Currently Operational	EL AL	Operates 3 times daily 737F TLV-EU – Connections to AMS, MXP, FRA, LHR & ZHR. Once Weekly 747F LGG-TLV and twice weekly direct TLV-FRA
	Challenge	Operates daily 747F flights to LGG – connections to JFK, ATL, IAH, HKG & BOM
	Silkway	Operates 2 times weekly 747F from TLV-EU – Connections via GYD to EU, US & Asia
Suspended Operations	Lufthansa	Will resume flights to Israel on September 2, 2024
	Turkish Airlines	Suspended all freighter flights to TLV as of Oct 11th

 

 Ocean ports also remain open. In face of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, shipping routes have been shifted around Cape of Good Hope. Several carriers have announced War Risk surcharges for all inbound and outbound cargo: ZIM, OOCL, ARKAS,MEDKON,COSCO, LUCY BORCHARD, Evergreen, HMM, YML and TURKON.

Inland border crossing, Jordan (Sheikh Hussein), is open and operational from 08:00-16:00. Jordan (Allenby) is open and operational from 08:00-16:00, this is the main crossing for all cargo into the West Bank. Jordan (Arava) & Egypt (Nitzaza) are both open and operating with normal working hours.

Local Customs is fully operational. Some Government offices are experiencing processing delays due to staffing shortages.

Israel roads are open, but we are seeing road closures close to the war zones by the Gaza strip and 2km from the Lebanese border in the North.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding specific orders, you can submit a FlashConnect CRC ticket using the Category Customer Response Center. Alternatively you can send an email to [email protected] (order status) or [email protected] (order entry) or you can contact the Customer Response Center by calling + 1 800-926-6738 and selection option 1 (for order status) or option 2 (for order entry).

For all other questions, please contact your Flash account team.

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