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The United States informed Israel of its intention to withdraw all its military aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, in the event of signing an agreement with Iran.
The Israeli Channel 12 said on Wednesday: "In light of the possibility of the United States and Iran agreeing to end the war, Israeli authorities have been informed that from the moment the agreement is signed, all US military aircraft will be evacuated from Ben Gurion Airport".
It mentioned that "the US fleet will be evacuated within 72 hours to bases in Europe, and the planes will be on alert to return to Ben Gurion Airport if fighting with Iran resumes".
No comment has been issued by Israeli or US authorities regarding this, but Israeli civil aviation companies recently complained about the large number of US warplanes at the airport.
Israeli media published in recent weeks photos from Ben Gurion Airport showing dozens of US military refueling aircraft.
Channel 12 reported that Transportation Minister Miri Regev recently sent an urgent letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, demanding the immediate evacuation of US refueling aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport.
Regev said in the letter that the presence of the planes "causes severe damage to civil activity at the airport, at a time when foreign airlines have begun returning to Israel," according to the channel.
These developments come while indirect negotiations continue between Tehran and Washington, sponsored by regional and international parties, aiming to draft a "memorandum of understanding" that establishes a framework for an agreement to end the war.
On Sunday, the American "Axios" website reported, quoting US officials, that Washington and Tehran are close to reaching an agreement that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, allowing Iran to sell oil, and resuming negotiations on restricting its nuclear program.
On Saturday, Trump announced the completion of negotiations on most clauses of an agreement with Tehran, with final arrangements remaining under completion with Iran and Middle Eastern countries, provided that the agreement includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz among other clauses.
Pakistan is leading a mediation between Washington and Tehran to end the war that began on February 28 with attacks launched by the United States and Israel on Iran, before reaching a temporary ceasefire on April 8.
