An unidentified man reportedly bought a plane ticket for the Israel Defense Forces call-up on his way home from fighting Israel at JFK airport on Monday.
The Jewish man stood near the ticket counter for El Al — Israel’s national airline — and quietly bought tickets for those who showed him the IDF call-up notice, Avi Meyer, Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post, shared on Xformerly known as Twitter.
In total, the men bought 250 tickets to Israel, according to an El Al crew member, Meyer said.
El Al spokesman Ofri Rimoni said that there was a lot of support for the reserve team, and, after hearing about what happened, contacted their employees at JFK officials to ask what happened.
A Haredi man apparently came in and paid the deposit military equipment to be shipped in cargo, Rimoni told The Post.
American Jews have offered to help IDF reservists to help fly to Israel from New York City.Getty Images
Then another man with a credit card, apparently with some American organization, bought some plane tickets for reservists who had to be in Israel — although it’s not clear how many tickets he bought.
The airline denied that the Haredi man paid $500,000, as usual said by some users on social media.
Rimoni insisted the airline was not legally allowed to accept any donations on behalf of the reserves, but said “there are a lot of people coming to JFK to our counter and asking to buy tickets for the troops.”
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El Al cannot accept the money as a middleman between the reserves and tickets, he said.
“It’s wonderful” to see Americans come to the airport to help buy tickets, he added.
While most major airlines have canceled flights to Israel since deadly clashes erupted with Hamas this weekend, El Al and other Israel-based airlines have added flights to secure supplies to Israel.
El Al and other Israeli airlines have increased the number of flights to and from Israel as other airlines cancel amid the violence.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Israeli defense officials announced on Monday that it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists after deadly attacks by Palestinian militants prompted a swift response from Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank.
El Al told Reuters on Tuesday that, while it does not offer free flights to reservists, it strives to keep prices affordable for those rushing home to defend the country.
The worst attack on Israel in 50 years: How we got here
2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from the Gaza Strip three decades after winning the territory from Egypt in the Six-Day War.
2006: The terrorist group Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections.
2007: Hamas takes control of Gaza in a civil war.
2008: Israel launched a military offensive against Gaza after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets into the city of Sderot.
2023: Hamas launches its biggest attack on Israel in 50 years.
More than 700 Israelis have been killed, more than 2,150 injured and at least 100 taken hostage, with the death toll expected to rise after Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of militants into Israeli cities.
Hamas terrorists are seen taking women hostage and parading them through the streets in a gruesome video.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced “We are at war” and promised Hamas would pay an “unprecedented price.”
Gaza health officials reported at least 300 Palestinians killed with 2,200 injured.
Reservists flying from the United States are charged $900; flights from Bangkok cost $650; and flights under four hours from Europe cost $300, a spokeswoman told Reuters.
Other Israeli airlines such as Israir Airlines and Arkia offer additional flights to Israel from cities around the world.
Flights transporting foreigners also leave Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv — the country’s busiest.
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