Passengers disembark from a Hainan Airlines aircraft, the first resumed direct flight between Beijing and Tel Aviv, at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 10, 2025. Direct flights between Beijing and Tel Aviv resumed on Thursday, as a Hainan Airlines aircraft successfully landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport early in the morning, marking the end of an 18-month hiatus. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)