{
  "id": 13012373,
  "title": "Israelis remain stranded in Dubai as Israeli airlines cancel rescue flights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/israelis-remain-stranded-in-dubai-as-israeli-airlines-cancel-rescue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:02:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-911136"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli tourists remain stranded in Dubai, as Israeli airlines cancel rescue flights to bring them home. Nava Koster, a stranded tourist, reported that multiple rescue flights she had booked for Thursday had also been canceled. Koster, who was on an organized tour of Sri Lanka with Eshet Tours, said the group is still unsure of how they will return to Israel. Eshet Tours has abandoned the tourists, providing no assistance such as hotels, alternative flights, transportation, or food. Some members of the group tried to make their own travel arrangements, but high costs and fully booked flights prevented them from doing so. Two elderly tourists in the group need medication and are particularly affected by the prolonged wait and uncertainty. Israeli airline Arkia also canceled its rescue flights from Dubai to Israel, citing the revocation of operating permits. Eshet Tours continues to assist stranded tourists and remains in contact with them, but the situation remains dire for many Israeli tourists in Dubai.",
  "summary": "Despite reports of efforts to bring stranded Israelis home from the United Arab Emirates, Koster said she and the other members of her tour group still do not know how they will return to Israel.",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli tourists stranded in Dubai",
    "Israeli airlines cancel rescue flights",
    "Eshet Tours provides no assistance"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The cancellation of rescue flights leaves Israeli tourists in Dubai without a clear way to return home, with some, including those needing medication, facing a dire and uncertain situation.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}