Incoming flights reportedly are being rerouted at Ben-Gurion Airport amid fears that Palestinians may try to shoot them down. Yediot Achronot reported Wednesday that the airport’s longest landing strip was no longer in use because it required incoming planes to circle over the nearby West Bank boundary, where Palestinians could lie in wait with shoulder-launched missiles.
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