Delta Airlines flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv will be paused through Friday, August 9, due to ongoing conflict in the region, Delta announced Wednesday.
The Arkia airline’s decision to pause flights has resulted in hundreds of Israelis being stuck in Prague, unable to leave, according to a Friday morning KAN report.
Italy’s ITA Airways is also suspending flights to and from Tel Aviv “due to the geopolitical developments in the Middle East and to ensure the safety of its passengers and crews,” the airline said in a statement on its website, Reuters reported.
Flights have been suspended until Aug. 6, it added.
A number of airlines have canceled or suspended flights as Lebanon braces for retaliation from Israel since a strike on Saturday in the Golan Heights killed 12 children and teenagers. Hezbollah has denied blame.