The England team will be allowed to land - but what about the fans?

The strike, called by the Histadrut union, affected international flights, banks and public services on Wednesday.

But the row was resolved when the union struck a deal with the finance ministry over unpaid wages for municpal workers.

It means that the 5,000 England fans expected to travel to Israel this week will be able to land in the country.

The England team had already been told they would be able to use the Ben-Gurion airport on Thursday but there were no plans in place for supporters.

The British Ambassador to Israel, Tom Phillips, said: "We expect some 5,000 fans will come out from England for this key match.

"This event will showcase all that Tel Aviv, and indeed Israel, has to offer to thousands of people who have never visited this part of the world before."

The strike was over local authorities failing to pay workers' salaries.

Municipal workers at airports, seaports, railways, government offices, banks, the stock exchange and other services were protesting because they have not been paid for months.