United Airlines and Delta are canceling flights to Israel amid growing tensions in the Middle East after Israel killed two top terrorist leaders this week in separate strikes.
“Beginning with this evening’s flight from Newark Liberty to Tel Aviv, we are suspending for security reasons our daily Tel Aviv service as we evaluate our next steps,” a United spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. “We continue to closely monitor the situation and will make decisions on resuming service with a focus on the safety of our customers and crews.”
Delta Air Lines said that it is canceling flights from New York to Tel Aviv through at least Friday in light of recent events.
“Delta flights betweenNew York-JFK and Tel Aviv will be paused through Friday, Aug. 2, due to ongoing conflict in the region. Sales of flights for DL234 on Jul. 31 and Aug. 1, and DL235 on Aug. 1 and Aug. 2. are suspended,” Delta Air Lines said in a statement. “Customers impacted by the schedule change will receive notifications via the Fly Delta app and contact information listed in their reservation.”
The statements come after Ismail Haniyeh, the top leader of Hamas, was killed in a Tuesday night strike inside of Iran that Israel is believed to be behind.
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Haniyeh’s death comes after Hamas, an Iranian-backed terrorist group, launched an unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, which resulted in more than 1,200 people being murdered. Haniyeh celebrated his organization’s terrorist attack against Israel on and publicly called for more attacks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly ordered a direct strike on Israel in retaliation for Haniyeh’s death.
Earlier in the day on Tuesday, Israel killed Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah’s “most senior military commander and the head of its Strategic Unit,” according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Shukr was Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s “right-hand man” and was his “adviser for planning and directing wartime operations.”
