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UK flight takes British nationals out of Israel
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
The UK Royal Air Force evacuated 63 British nationals from Israel amid the Iran-Israel conflict. Foreign Minister David Lammy confirmed the operation.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday that a Royal Air Force flight carrying 63 British nationals and their dependents out of Israel had left Tel Aviv in the afternoon.
"Today's flight will bring British nationals and their dependents safely back to the UK," foreign minister David Lammy said in a statement.
Following the outbreak of the Iran-Israel conflict last week, Britain appealed to its nationals in the region to register their presence.
Lammy said that 4,000 British citizens had registered their presence, of whom 15%-25% had indicated a preference to leave.
(Reporting by William James, writing by Sam Tabahriti, editing by Catarina Demony)
The RAF flight was to bring 63 British nationals and their dependents safely back to the UK.
Approximately 4,000 British citizens registered their presence in Israel.
Between 15% and 25% of the registered British nationals indicated a preference to leave.
The statement regarding the flight was made by Foreign Minister David Lammy.
The outbreak of the Iran-Israel conflict last week prompted the UK government to appeal to its nationals in the region.
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