Beirut Flights Canceled or Delayed Amid Fears of Israeli Attack

Published on July 29, 2024

Flights to and from Beirut airport were canceled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and the terrorist group Hezbollah after a strike in the Golan Heights killed 12 children and teenagers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a response from Israel to the rocket attack. Mr. Netanyahu’s office on July 27 quoted him as saying that “Israel will not overlook this murderous attack” and “Hezbollah will pay a heavy price.” Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the rocket attack, which occurred in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, about seven miles from the Israel–Lebanon border. Air France said that due to the security situation at the destination, it will suspend flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Beirut on July 29 and 30, 2024....