Middle East Carriers Cancel Flights To Beirut Amid Rising Tensions

Israel has launched a major series of air strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Hezbollah, for its part, then fired drones into Israel (most were intercepted). This has caused Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport and Lebanon’s BeirutRafic Hariri International Airport to suspend all flights (the suspension was later lifted at Tel Aviv Airport). Numerous airlines (including US-based airlines) have announced they are suspending flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv until tomorrow at the earliest. At the time of writing, the flareup remains volatile and a developing story.