Airlines Cancel Flights to Lebanon as Mideast Tensions Escalate.

Several airlines, including Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Aegean Airlines, and Air France, have suspended or adjusted flights to Lebanon's main international airport due to escalating tensions between Israel and the Hezbollah militia group. Middle East Airlines has rescheduled some flights and parked aircraft outside the country as a precaution. The actions were prompted by a rocket strike on the Golan Heights, which killed 12 people and raised concerns of a larger conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. [Extracted from the article]

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