Evacuation

Stranded Israelis awaiting evacuation from UAE fear closure of Ben-Gurion Airport

The evacuation flights that began on Sunday were expected to return several thousand Israelis who were stranded in the UAE without a way to return to Israel.

|ByRAMI SHANI, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Emirates Airbus A380 passenger aircraft prepares for landing at Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 8, 2026.
ISRAELIS VOLUNTEER at the site where a missile fired from Iran hit and caused major damage in Beit Shemesh, outside of Jerusalem, March 4, 2026.

Over 1,700 Iran strike evacuees living in hotels after the start of Operation Rising Lion

Since the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, approximately 1,700 people have been forced out of their homes and placed in hotels, needing approximately 950 rooms.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, March 4, 2026

Some 300,000 Lebanese Shi'ites evacuate as IDF pummels Hezbollah with over 250 strikes

The IDF said that Hezbollah will be substantially harmed by losing access to Iranian funds, which were almost its sole source of support since the war started.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds

As of October 7, Israel still has zero approved national operational evacuation plans and has conducted no emergency drills for a mass civilian displacement scenario, the comptroller found.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Birthright Israel provides relief for victims of missile attacks

This initiative took place in the wake of the missile attacks affecting the southern and northern regions of Israel.

OCTOBER 23, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Israel's southernmost city ready to shelter Israeli evacuees in 'tent city'

The new arrivals have swelled the city to over double its regular population, with all hotels, hostels, and rental apartments filled to the brim.

OCTOBER 23, 2023ByYUVAL BARNEA
Yachts are seen docking at the Eilat Port

Israel evacuates Kiryat Shmona, town of 20,000 near Lebanon

Kiryat Shemona, barely over a mile from the Lebanese border, has been a main target for Hezbollah rocket fire in past wars.

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Rooadblocks in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel. October 13, 2023.