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Several international airlines cancel flights to Israel after Houthi attack
Lufthansa, Air Europa, Air France, Austrian and Swiss Airlines have decided not to operate flights today to and from Tel Aviv after a ballistic missile from Yemen struck an area at the country’s main Ben Gurion airport, according to The Times of Israel.
Hungarian low-cost airline giant Wizz Air announced the cancellation of its flights to Israel for the next 48 hours, the daily reported.
The cancellations come despite the reopening of the airport an hour after the attack.
El Al Airlines says it will launch repatriation flights after Tel Aviv cancellations
The Israeli carrier says it will begin flights to Israel from Larnaca and Athens for passengers stranded out of the country. El Al added the flights will cost of $99 and $149, respectively.
The announcement comes after many international carriers cancelled flights for several days after a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport.
Netanyahu could use airport attack to build consensus against Iran
Today’s Houthi missile attack against Israel’s main international airport is a “red line” for Israelis that Netanyahu could use to build consensus for potential action against Iran, says Israeli political commentator Akiva Eldar.
“Of course it goes all the way to Iran,” Eldar told Al Jazeera. “What Netanyahu is seeking more than anything is legitimacy to attack, to strike Gaza and to strike Iran.”
However, much will also depend on the reaction of Israel’s main ally, the US, as Trump has been wary of direct confrontation with Iran. “We know that if Trump had given Netanyahu a green light to attack … we would be speaking about a regional war between Israel and Iran,” said Eldar.
Israeli PM promises more attacks against the Houthis
Netanyahu has released a video message addressing the Houthi rocket attack this morning on Ben Gurion International Airport. In the message, Netanyahu said Israel has acted against the Houthis in coordination with the US.
“We’ve acted against them in the past, and we’ll act against them again in the future. It’s not a ‘one-and-done’ – but there will be blows,” he said.
