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Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

‘My heart is with Israel’: Chief Rabbi lands in UK after RAF evacuation flight

Sir Ephraim Mirvis was among 63 British nationals who left Israel on an RAF flight to Cyprus

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read
A photo of the Chief Rabbi and Rebbetzin on the RAF flight out of Tel Aviv was shared on social media (Photo: Max Radford)
Citizens repatriated from Israel disembark a flight from Egypt at Figo Maduro airport in Lisbon on June 19, 2025. A Portuguese flight brought repatriated citizens of Portuguese, German, Israeli, Czech, Spanish, Austrian, Bulgarian, Argentine and Ukrainian nationality. Governments are evacuating thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, after Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign on June 13, 2025 targeting Iran's nuclear and military facilities, sparking retaliation from Tehran. (Photo by MARIO CRUZ / AFP) (Photo by MARIO CRUZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Brits in Israel

UK scrambles to charter flights out of Israel as Brits complain about response from government

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read
Hannah and Raf with daughters Eve and Aliza (Photo: Courtesy)
Israel-Iran War

‘The UK is making no effort to get us out’ – Meet the Brits stranded in Israel as rockets fly

By Elisa Bray

4 min read

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