Israir Aircraft Damaged by Towing Tug at London Luton Airport

An Israir aircraft was struck by a towing tug before takeoff at London Luton Airport, resulting in damage to the plane. Israeli aviation officials stated they suspect nationalistic intent behind the incident. The same officials said they are pressing UK authorities to conduct a full investigation.

This marks the third incident involving an Israir aircraft at the same airport within the past year. Officials described the repeated occurrences at one location as raising questions about whether the events form a pattern. No injuries were reported in the latest incident.

Airport operations continued after the event.