Tel Aviv [Israel], February 5 (ANI/TPS): The government will approve the construction of the complementary international airport in Ziklag in the upper Negev, north of Be'er Sheva.

"The establishment of a supplementary international airport is a national necessity given the continuing increase in the number of flights to and from Israel," said the Prime Minister's Office in a statement, adding, "The decision to establish the first airport in the south is significant news for the Israeli aviation industry and even greater news for the entire Negev."

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The airport is expected to create thousands of new jobs, strengthen the regional economy, and is part of a broad move led by the government to reduce gaps and effectively eliminate the concept of periphery. (ANI/TPS)

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