El Al flies 30+ tons, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment for war effort

The cargo includes thermal clothing for IDF soldiers and civilian goods purchased for displaced families from the Gaza envelope region.

 An El Al plane flying above the clouds. (photo credit: IPTC/GPO)
An El Al plane flying above the clouds.
(photo credit: IPTC/GPO)

El Al is operating cargo flights between the United States and Israel, carrying medical and military equipment to assist with the war effort.

One flight is expected to take off Monday, financed by the Phoenix Group and the NGO 'Amudim,' in partnership with El Al. 

The cargo on board, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, includes essential medical equipment such as first aid kits, tourniquets, bandages, and stretchers.

The cargo also includes thermal clothing for IDF soldiers and civilian goods purchased for displaced families from the Gaza envelope region.

This flight will join two other flights that arrived in Israel last week from New York carrying more than 30 tons of cargo. 

 EL AL PLANES at Ben-Gurion Airport. The major airline alliances have rejected the Israeli flag carrier’s admission several times. (credit: MOSHE SHAI/FLASH90)
EL AL PLANES at Ben-Gurion Airport. The major airline alliances have rejected the Israeli flag carrier’s admission several times. (credit: MOSHE SHAI/FLASH90)

El Al has been involved since the beginning

El Al has been involved in the war effort since it began on October 7. Over the two weeks since then, the airline has carried more than 200,000 passengers, more than 100,000 of whom were returning to Israel from abroad.

The company has flown approximately 1,400 flights since the war began, dozens of which were extra fights added as necessary to bring Israelis home from abroad.