As the fighting intensifies, flights in and out of Israel are being suspended -- leaving many Americans stranded.
Leonard and Deborah Maganza touched down in Israel on Saturday evening. At the time, they had no knowledge that the country was under attack.
The Maganzas were supposed to be vacationing in Jerusalem but canceled those plans and checked into a hotel in Tel Aviv.The danger passed and the Katy-area couple said they eventually ventured out for a bit. “Went down and spoke to the front desk and he goes, yea you’re hearing the bombs coming out of Gaza, landing in Israel about 40 to 50 miles south of where we are,” Leonard said.
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