On Thursday, he was among hundreds of other Israelis who found spots aboard the Israeli cruise ship Crown Iris, which embarked on the trip of about 270 kilometers (167 miles) to Israel. The ship docked in the port city of Limassol Wednesday morning after dropping off hundreds of Jewish emigrees from the U.S. who were evacuated from Israel.

NICOSIA (Reuters) -Flights took off for Israel on Wednesday from Cyprus, airport sources and web flight tracking sites showed, ferrying home Israelis stranded abroad during the conflict with Iran. Israel's airspace has been closed since the two countries began trading attacks on Friday,

The UK's shadow foreign secretary says the government needs to do more to ensure Britons can return home from Israel.

Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, as some Palestinians in the Strip said their plight was being forgotten as attention has shifted to the air war between Israel and Iran.

Some Palestinians in Gaza said their plight was being forgotten as attention shifted to the air war between Israel and Iran.

Gaza City, GazaIsraeli gunfire and strikes have killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to local health officials.At least 40 of those killed over the past day died as a result of Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Wednesday,