Two UK flights have landed in Cyprus from Israel
Two flights have left Israel as part of a UK Government effort to get British nationals out of the country.
The evacuations come as the Israel-Hamas conflict has been escalating in the region.
According to FlightRadar24, a Royal Air Force A400M made two flights from Tel Aviv to Cyprus, the first on Friday night and the second during the early hours of Saturday morning.
The Foreign Office (FCDO) confirmed that a UK charter flight had left Israel, adding that further flights are "expected to leave in the coming days while commercial options are limited".
There had previously been reports that the UK Government had failed to organise repatriation flights from Israel due to problems obtaining insurance.
A UK-organised flight was initially planned to arrive at Gatwick Airport on Friday, but that was cancelled amid the ongoing conflict.
An attempt to arrange a flight landing at the West Sussex airport at 17:40 UK time on Friday also failed.
The FCDO announced on Thursday it would organise flights, saying flights would be available to "British nationals, including dual nationals, and dependants if travelling with a British national normally resident in the UK".
Each ticket will cost ÂŁ300, which "reflects the costs of operating the flight", according to the FCDO.
The children and other dependants of British diplomats will be given seats as "we have a duty of care to our staff", it added.
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