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Ben Gurion Airport posts busiest day since the Iran war as summer aliyah surge gets under way

Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport recorded over 75,000 passengers in a single day, the highest since Operation Roaring Lion began February 28, as international carriers resumed full service and Israelis returned for summer travel. The rebound coincides with Nefesh B'Nefesh's summer aliyah surge, with approximately 2,300 North American olim expected between June and September across 47 group flights coordinated from New York, New Jersey, Miami, Boston, and Los Angeles.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the Ben Gurion Airport terminal and control tower with an airliner at a gate in February 2026; contextual view of the airport, not the reported record passenger day.

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