A plane on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, in Israel, on Nov. 6, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
Israel could soon build a new civilian airport in the country’s north, about 50 kilometers from the Lebanese border.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said late Sunday that his cabinet approved construction of an airport in Ramat David, near the existing military air base, as well as another in Ziklag, about 15 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. The announcement sparked debate on social media.Ramat David hosts a military base that was targeted by Hezbollah missiles in September 2024 during the 13-month war between it and Israel.Retired Lebanese Gen. Mounir Shehadeh told L’Orient-Le Jour that the Ramat David project carries “sovereign, regional and political messages.”“This is much more than an economic project, given that it will be built near the border in one of Israel’s most sensitive regions,” he said. He added that the...
Israel could soon build a new civilian airport in the country’s north, about 50 kilometers from the Lebanese border.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said late Sunday that his cabinet approved construction of an airport in Ramat David, near the existing military air base, as well as another in Ziklag, about 15 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. The announcement sparked debate on social media.Ramat David hosts a military base that was targeted by Hezbollah missiles in September 2024 during the 13-month war between it and Israel.Retired Lebanese Gen. Mounir Shehadeh told L’Orient-Le Jour that the Ramat David project carries “sovereign, regional and political messages.”“This is much more than an economic project, given that it will be built near the border in one of Israel’s most sensitive regions,” he said. He...
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