Direct flights resume between Israel, Belarus after nearly 4-yr hiatus

JERUSALEM, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Direct flights between Israel and Belarus resumed on Thursday after nearly four years, with a flight departing Minsk International Airport and landing at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv.

This is the renewed route of the Belarusian flag carrier Belavia, which announced that it will operate two direct flights per week between the two countries.