This is the moment British nationals boarded a Royal Air Force plane out of Israel - one of the first emergency evacuations since the US attacked nuclear sites in Iran.

Keir Starmer has urged British nationals in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories to make contact with the Foreign Office as it prepares for an evacuation flight.

Reports yesterday (22) said evacuation flights for British citizens trapped in Israel could begin "within hours"."

And today (23) at 3pm local time a flight of around 50 people took off from Tel Aviv airport, headed for a base in Larnaca, Cyprus.



The flight has now landed at Larnaca, Cyprus. When landing, passengers broke into a chorus of 'God Save the King'.

It is understood passengers will then board another plane returning to the UK.

One passenger - who wants to be anonymous - said he was notified at 3am local time that a flight would be made available to take people home.

According to the Israeli Government, the flights will have a strict limit of 50 people.

The passenger on board said: "We were notified at 3am this morning."

"People are feeling very relieved, there are lots of empty seats on board despite people saying it is full."

Flights from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport have been suspended since June 13, 2025, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

Earlier this morning, it was announced flights would resume to take stuck foreigners back to their home countries.a