New details disclosed Wednesday show that three privately owned passenger planes sustained damage in recent days after missile fragments fell onto Ben Gurion International Airport.
One of the aircraft caught fire following the impact, causing significant destruction, while the other two planes were found with punctures from the debris.
In response to the exposed weaknesses in the airport’s defenses, Israel’s Transportation Ministry is now weighing whether to scale back the number of passengers permitted on departing flights, after having previously raised the limit to 120.