However, while Delta Air Lines confirmed the development, United Airlines reiterated that its flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended.
The airline announced on Friday that flights will restart in April, making it the first U.S. airline to return to Ben Gurion since the cease-fire agreement
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon, but Israel says that Hezbollah hasn’t upheld its promise and that the Lebanese Army isn’t ready to fill the void.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, on Tuesday, sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announcing that he would resign on March 6 after two years and two months in office, about 10 months earlier than the standard three-year term.
Wizz Air was one of the first major European airlines to return to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), Israel’s main gateway. The low-cost carrier resumed flights on several routes in the past few days while continuing to operate others for weeks.
Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.
Israel and Hamas executed the group's second prisoner exchange during the current ceasefire agreement on Saturday.
The problem for Netanyahu is Netanyahu. Consumed by the desire to stay in power, he has been wedged between overwhelming public demand for the hostages to be released, and those who keep him in power—his coalition partners.
What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East.
Latest news and live updates as a Gaza ceasefire deal is reached after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.
There are elements within the defense establishment that align with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s position that Israel should consider maintaining a presence in Southern Lebanon beyond the Jan. 26 deadline. However, this decision hinges on approval from United States President Donald Trump, Army Radio reported on Thursday.
British Airways will resume flights between Tel Aviv and London starting April 5, ending its most recent pause in services that began in October last year with Israel fighting wars on multiple fronts.