United Airlines Resumes Transporting Israeli Military Parts on Passenger Flights

United Airlines is once again using its Newark-Liberty to Tel Aviv passenger route to carry Israeli defense equipment, with five cargo loads scheduled on Flight 90. The shipments are destined for several Elbit Systems sites—including its electro-optics wing in Rehovot, the Land division in Ramat Hasharon, and a facility in Karmiel—and at least one is marked as foreign military sales. A collaborative report by Movement Research Unit and allied groups traced nearly 3,000 military loads moved by United between mid-2025 and early-2026, covering tank parts, F-35 components, communications gear and other hardware.

The study links these parts to Israeli operations in Gaza, Lebanon and the recent Iran confrontation, prompting accusations that the airline enables war-related activities. United declined to comment, while Lockheed Martin, Elbit Systems and the Israeli Ministry of Defense did not respond to inquiries. The report also notes that many of the shipments arrived at Newark via domestic United flights from cities such as Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Los Angeles.