Lebanon flights canceled, delayed amid fears of Israeli attack

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Flights at Beirut airport have been canceled or delayed with Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) saying disruptions to its schedule were related to insurance risks, as tensions escalate between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah. - REUTERS

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00:00Flights to the Middle East face new disruption. Services to Beirut airport are being cancelled

00:06or delayed over fears of escalating conflict in Lebanon. That's after a rocket strike killed

00:1212 people in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday. Israel has since indicated it

00:18may retaliate over the attack, which it blames on the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. That raised

00:24fears of a full-scale conflict, though Hezbollah denies any responsibility for the killings.

00:30On Monday, Germany's Lufthansa said it had suspended routes to Beirut, including services

00:36by group firms like Eurowings. Data from jet tracking app Flightradar shows other services

00:42being cancelled. That includes ones operated by Turkish Airlines and Ethiopian Air.

00:49Lebanon's own Middle East Airlines said disruption to its operations was due to insurance risks.

00:55Beirut only has one airport and it has been a frequent focus of conflict. The hub was

01:01targeted during the country's civil war and in previous fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

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