close
close
bsxonair

“We are monitoring the situation” – More airlines announce suspension of flights to Tel Aviv

Gillberg
“We are monitoring the situation” – More airlines announce suspension of flights to Tel Aviv

Ben Gurion Airport. (Photo: Rakoon, via Wikimedia Commons)

From the editors of the Palestine Chronicle

A total of 20 foreign airlines have reportedly suspended flights to and from Israel.

More international airlines have announced the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv as Israel has raised its security alert level amid escalating tensions in the region.

“Due to geopolitical developments in the Middle East and to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew, ITA Airways has decided to extend the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 12 inclusive,” the Italian airline ITA said on its website. “The situation is constantly evolving.”

The Spanish airline Vueling also informed its passengers that its flights to Israel and Amman had been cancelled until the end of October “given the current situation in Israel”.

“Due to the current situation, which is beyond Vueling’s control,” flights to or from Tel Aviv and Amman, the Jordanian capital, “have been cancelled until October 26.”

Air India said on Friday: “In view of the current situation in parts of the Middle East, our scheduled flights to and from Tel Aviv will be suspended with immediate effect until further notice.”

“We are continuously monitoring the situation,” the airline added, offering “a full refund” to passengers with confirmed bookings for travel to and from Tel Aviv.

Earlier this month, US airlines Delta and United announced they would suspend their flights to Israel due to “security concerns.”

As of Wednesday, the total number of foreign airlines that have suspended flights to and from Israel stood at 20, Anadolu news agency reported, citing Israeli media.

The United States, Great Britain and France have also issued travel warnings and urged their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon or to leave the country immediately.

Military escalation – warnings issued as US airlines suspend flights to Israel

Murder of officials

Last week, Israel announced that it was raising its security alert level in response to possible retaliatory attacks by Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah.

The decision came after Israeli forces assassinated two high-ranking resistance fighters: Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran.

The escalation comes against the backdrop of an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip that has killed nearly 39,700 people since last October following the October 7 resistance operation.

Israel assassinates high-ranking Hezbollah official Fouad Shukr – who was he?

Over 39,000 dead

Israel is ignoring a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire and is facing international criticism for its ongoing brutal offensive on Gaza.

Tel Aviv has been before the International Court of Justice since October 7 for genocide against the Palestinians.

According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 39,677 Palestinians were killed and 91,645 injured. In addition, at least 11,000 people are missing, presumed to have died under the rubble of their homes throughout the Gaza Strip.

According to Israel, 1,200 soldiers and civilians were killed during the flood relief operation in Al-Aqsa on October 7. Israeli media reported that many Israelis were killed by friendly fire that day.

Palestinian and international organizations say the majority of the dead and injured are women and children.

205 aid workers killed, 9 out of 10 Palestinians displaced – UNRWA

The Israeli war led to an acute famine, especially in the north of the Gaza Strip, and caused the deaths of many Palestinians, especially children.

The Israeli aggression also resulted in the forced displacement of nearly two million people from across the Gaza Strip. The vast majority of those displaced were forced to the densely populated southern city of Rafah, near the Egyptian border. It was the largest mass exodus from Palestine since the Nakba of 1948.

As the war progressed, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began to move from the south to central Gaza in search of safety.

(The Palestine Chronicle)

Related Posts