German military conducts new evacuation flights from Israel

The German military has once again evacuated German nationals from Israel as the conflict with Iran continues to escalate.

On Monday, two A400M transport planes from the German Air Force landed in Tel Aviv and took 179 people on board, the German Defence Ministry and Foreign Office said.

The aircraft had departed from Wunstorf Air Base for what officials described as a diplomatic repatriation mission. They are now en route back to Germany.

In recent days, the government had enabled more than 460 people to return via Amman, Jordan, with three special flights. Last Friday, for the first time, 64 Germans were flown directly from Israel by the German military.

With regional airspace closures in effect due to the fighting between Iran and Israel, self-organized travel has become significantly more difficult.