<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Major US airlines Delta on Monday said it was cancelling all flights to Israel until the end of the month after the shock attack by Hamas militants.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"As Delta continues monitoring events in the region, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Tel Aviv flights through Oct. 31, 2023," the company said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Our hearts are with those who are impacted as our people work to find safe alternatives for customers trying to depart Tel Aviv," it added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Delta's suspension follows similar decisions by American Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa, Emirates and Ryanair and others that this weekend pulled flights to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">American Airlines on Monday said it operated two flights out of Tel Aviv on Saturday and Sunday to deal with customers and crew members at the airport.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Our Tel Aviv flights will remain suspended until conditions allow them to resume," American added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Israeli flag carrier El Al said Sunday that it was maintaining its Tel Aviv flights for now, though some flights operated by foreign partners had been cancelled.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">El Al said it was operating "in accordance with the instructions of the Israeli security forces", with all flights now departing only from Terminal Three at Ben Gurion. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>