More And More Airlines Cancel Beirut Flights Amid Israel's Retaliatory Attacks

JAKARTA - Greece's Aegean Airlines and German Condor canceled flights to Beirut today. Both are the latest airlines to cancel services to the Lebanese capital in recent days as tensions have risen between Israel and Hezbollah's armed political groups.

Called by Reuters, Aegean said it would suspend flights as of Thursday this week, while CONdor canceled Tuesday, July 30 from Dusseldorf.

Air France and Lufthansa Group announced flight cancellations on Monday.

Several other airlines have delayed or canceled several flights, although Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut recorded arrivals from airlines including Pegasus, Emirates, Royal Jordanian, EgyptAir, Iran Air, Qatar Airways, and Etihad on Monday, July 29.

Lebanon has been preparing for retaliation from Israel since Saturday's attack on Israel's occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children and adolescents. Hezbollah denied guilt over the attack.