Spain is preparing for an imminent departure of Spanish tourists stranded in Israel due to the escalation with Iran.

Spanish consular services in Israel are organizing overland trips via Jordan for Spanish tourists stranded in the country due to the escalation with Iran, diplomatic sources told EFE .

Sources indicated that the date of the transfers has yet to be set and that hundreds of Spaniards have requested assistance in leaving the country, although some have already opted to do so on their own.

For now, the chosen route is to fly overland to Jordan and then to Amman airport, from where they could fly on Spanish military aircraft, but the departure date has not yet been set.

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Israeli airspace has been closed since Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran last Friday, which was responded to by the Iranian regime with waves of missiles.

In Israel, according to estimates by the Israeli Ministry of Transport, 40,000 tourists were stranded and unable to leave.

The departure will be by land via Jordan with a date yet to be set.

All land crossings to Egypt and Jordan are open to travelers who prefer to leave the country via these routes, an option some tourists have chosen, despite the cost and the need to take multiple flights to reach their countries.

Meanwhile, some 100,000 Israelis were stranded abroad, and several Israeli airlines began operating emergency flights to repatriate them on Wednesday.