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Chief Rabbis: El Al May Fly Emergency Medical Flights This Shabbat

Israel's Chief Rabbinate has granted unprecedented authorization for El Al to operate emergency medical flights during the upcoming Sabbath, citing multiple life-threatening situations requiring immediate evacuation to Israel. The airline will conduct three special rescue flights on Saturday, classified as "life-threatening emergency-medical flights" under Jewish religious law. The rabbinical approval represents a rare exemption to Sabbath restrictions, granted only when human life is at immediate risk.