Local government in Israel

Air Serbia re-establishes direct flights to Tel Aviv

BELGRADE - After a hiatus of more than three years, Air Serbia re-established direct flights between Belgrade and Tel Aviv on Thursday.

The national airline will be operating flights to Tel Aviv on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, and four times a week from May 8, when it will also start flying to the Israeli city on Mondays.

Foreign firefighters help Israel combat wildfire plague

The first foreign firefighting planes on Nov. 25 started helping Israel tackle a vicious wave of wildfires which have forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.

Faced for the past four days with fires across the country fed by drought and high winds, Israel has been promised airborne assistance by Russia, France, Turkey, Greek Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Croatia.