A man uses the phone while waiting at the departures gate of terminal three of Ben Gurion Airport on July 24, 2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a restriction on U.S. flights in and out of Tel Aviv late last night, as Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Israel for a cease-fire to end the conflict in Gaza.

“Before making this decision, the FAA worked with its U.S. government counterparts to assess the security situation in Israel and carefully reviewed both significant new information and measures the Government of Israel is taking to mitigate potential risks to civil aviation,” a release from the FAA states. The ban went into effect on Tuesday after a Hamas rocket landed near Ben Gurion International Airport, and was lifted Wednesday at 11:45 p.m.

Greeting former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg at Ben Gurion, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the FAA’s “mistaken” decision.

“Hamas wants to shut down the airport; we can’t let that happen,” Bloomberg said in a statement. “I’m a pilot—and I’ve always believed the FAA does a great job—and still do. But on this issue, I think the agency got it wrong.”

“The FAA’s primary mission and interest are the protection of people traveling on U.S. airlines,” a release states. “The agency will continue to closely monitor the very fluid situation around Ben Gurion Airport and will take additional actions, as necessary.”