Flights suspended at Israel's Ramon Airport for checks after earthquake in region

Flights suspended at Israel's Ramon Airport for checks after earthquake in region

​Flights were ‌suspended on Wednesday ​at Israel's Ramon ‌Airport near the southern Red Sea resort city ‌of Eilat for ‌inspection and infrastructure checks after an earthquake hit ⁠the ​Eilat ⁠region, Israel's airports authority said. The ⁠Geological Survey of ​Israel said an earthquake ⁠with a magnitude of 4.5 ⁠occurred ​about 30 km (20 miles) south ⁠of Eilat.

Israel's larger airport, ⁠Ben ⁠Gurion near Tel Aviv, was operating ‌normally.

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