Major airlines cancel dozens of flights to Tel Aviv

Major airlines canceled dozens of flights to Tel Aviv this weekend after Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against the Israeli Occupation, in response to the ongoing Israeli Occupation aggression on Palestinians.

On the arrivals board at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport American Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa, Emirates, Ryanair and Aegean Airlines were among those pulling flights.

"Given the current security situation in Tel Aviv, Lufthansa is canceling all flights to and from Tel Aviv up until and including Monday, a spokesman for the German carrier told AFP.

The airline was "monitoring the security situation in Israel," he added.

Brussels Airline, part of the Lufthansa group, also canceled its flights.

Air France said it had halted flights "until further notice".

"Commercial measures are in place, allowing customers to postpone or cancel their trip free of charge", an Air France spokesman said.

Air France-KLM group's low-cost carrier Transavia announced it was canceling all flights from Paris and Lyon up to and including Monday.

Spanish airline Iberia announced that its budget subsidiary Iberia Express was canceling its flights.

Italy's flag carrier ITA Airways canceled its flight until Sunday morning at the earliest "to protect the safety of passengers and crew."

Spanish airline Iberia announced that its budget subsidiary Iberia Express was canceling flights.

In Warsaw, Polish carrier LOT said it had canceled its flights from the Polish capital Saturday.