{
  "id": 11248708,
  "title": "Smotrich instructs funding of repatriation flights for Israelis stranded in Dubai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/smotrich-instructs-funding-of-repatriation-flights-for-israelis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/694593"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has instructed that immediate funding be allocated to the Transportation Ministry for repatriation flights to bring back Israelis stranded in Dubai and countries in the East, including India and Thailand, following the suspension of Flydubai flights.</p><p>According to Finance Ministry estimates, approximately 10,000 Israelis are awaiting flights back to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}