Air India Delhi–Tel Aviv flight diverted to Abu Dhabi after missile lands near Israeli airport

An Air India flight from Delhi to Tel Aviv was diverted to Abu Dhabi on Sunday after a missile landed near Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, prompting a temporary suspension of air traffic, sources said. Flight AI139, operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, was less than an hour away from landing in Tel Aviv when the decision was made to reroute it. According to flight tracking platform Flightradar24, the aircraft was flying through Jordanian airspace at the time. The missile, reportedly launched from Yemen, landed near Tel Aviv's airport, triggering emergency protocols and a brief halt in operations.

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