As Israel Readies Invasion, Charter Plane Carrying Reservists Heads to Tel Aviv
- Flight was chartered by American crypto venture capitalists
- Multiple airlines have canceled flights in and out of Tel Aviv
Israeli army reservists are transported in military vehicles to join army bases, south of Tel Aviv on Oct. 7.
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David Malka, a cryptocurrency venture capitalist based in Puerto Rico, was unfamiliar with the logistics of transporting supplies and army reservists into war zones before Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
But on Saturday morning just a week after the conflict began, Malka was at Los Angeles International Airport loading supplies meant for Israeli civilians onto a charter plane destined for Tel Aviv.