Israel starts flying home citizens stranded abroad during conflict with Iran

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Israel starts flying home citizens stranded abroad during conflict with Iran  Repatriation flights have started landing in Israel amid its conflict with Iran, but thousands of Israelis remain stranded in countries such as Bulgaria.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/18/israel-starts-flying-home-citizens-stranded-abroad-during-conflict-with-iran  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Nearly 400 Israeli citizens are currently stranded in Bulgaria's largest summer resort.

00:10They arrived here on vacation, but after the break-out of the Israel-Iran conflict, they

00:14were unable to return home.

00:17All of them, however, are looking for ways to get back.

00:20Galid's family believes the situation will calm down in a few weeks.

00:43She and several other families have been temporarily checked into a new hotel after their original

00:48holiday stay ended.

00:49I went to my natural operator and asked them to stop them in some way.

00:56They are a little special for clients and said to pay for day-to-day because they do not

01:05know how they will go.

01:09Eden and the Thai are also stuck.

01:11There is no option to fly to Ben Gurion or a nearby airport and a flight to Egypt or Jordan

01:17followed by land travel home is difficult for them because they have a young child.

01:24The Israelis are adamant they will return to their country and have no intention of seeking

01:31asylum elsewhere.

01:32hotels where they are staying have been placed under increased police presence and security

01:39measures.

01:40We are very liking Burga.

01:41We are very happy.

01:42We are here.

01:43We are very happy.

01:44We want to go home.

01:45We are very happy.

01:47We are here.

01:48We are very happy.

01:49We are here.

01:50We are very happy.

01:51We are here.

01:52According to the State Agency for Refugees, no Israeli citizens have applied for international

02:05protection in Bulgaria this year.

02:07And last year, only six did.

02:11In contrast, during 2024, 43 asylum requests were submitted by Iranian nationals and 16 more

02:20by the end of May.

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