British Airways has suspended flights to and from Israel because of safety concerns.
The announcement from the airline comes after a BA flight from London to Israel was forced to turn back just moments before it reached Tel Aviv due to security concerns.
Flight BA165 had to change course back to Heathrow amid Hamas launching a fresh wave of rocket attacks.
A BA spokesman said: ‘Safety is always our highest priority and following the latest assessment of the situation, we’re suspending our flights to and from Tel Aviv.
‘We’re contacting customers booked to travel to or from Tel Aviv to apologise for the inconvenience and offer options including a full refund and rebooking with another airline or with British Airways at a later date.
‘We continue to monitor the situation in the region closely.’
It has joined many international airlines who have suspended flights to Tel Aviv since the…
