The 3 biggest US airlines are suspending flights to Israel
The largest U.S. airlines are canceling flights to Tel Aviv as violence flares between Israel and Palestinians
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Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza, and Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets at targets in Israel, including the main airport in Tel Aviv
American Airlines canceled its daily flight from New York to Tel Aviv on Wednesday and Thursday and offered to put passengers on flights at later dates, according to an airline spokesman.
United canceled flights from Chicago, Newark and San Francisco, and Delta canceled flights from New York to Tel Aviv.
Company representatives said the airlines were monitoring the situation for when they might resume the flights.