Airlines suspend flights to Lebanon, Iran, and Israel over fears of intensifying regional conflict

Fears of a wider war are growing as Iran threatens Israel with a broad counterstrike for the killing of Hamas' top political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Tehran blames Israel for assassinating the Hamas leader on its soil, where he was attending the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Israel has neither claimed responsibility for Haniyeh's death nor denied it.
The United States has announced it is sending additional fighter jets to the region along with an aircraft carrier to help defend Israel.
The US, the UK and other governments have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible. The US embassy in Lebanonhas told its citizens to leave on "on any ticket available" after several airlines suspended and cancelled flights to Beirut. The UK government has also told British nationals to "leave now."

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[ActiveDodger]

If this happens, many innocent lives will be lost, infrastructures destroyed, and others with be eating their favorite food, while watching on their devices. Life goes on.

[Zindo.Majesty.HisMajesty]

How will Israel respond? Like they always have, 10 fold.

[mikehinson]

As an American I get tired of all these wars and conflicts.

[sterling]

Iran is not the victim here
Iran is the problem

[thomashunter]

Tania Kramer looks tired. She needs a coffee. Also, maybe take a few days off and enjoy the vacation.

[tarikulislamjamil]

Date August 4
Everyone I am a Bangladeshi student. There are Many things happening in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi government khilled student hugely. They also stopped the mobile data and also stopped Facebook including many other social media platform. We are in a great problem and they killed students unnecessarily. If the government stop internet we cannot connect with each other. The whole country will filled with blood. Please help Bangladeshi student please help us in this protest . Please help our country please help us.
we are not criminal please check our background
if government is are right why they are stop internet ?

[abdulmojid]

Help the people and students of Bangladesh.😢
Police of Bangladesh, and Head of Government of Bangladesh The way they are torturing the common people of Bangladesh and the students, please publicize it in your media and show it to the whole world.Please help the people of Bangladesh😢😢😢

[MagnusGalactusOG]

They where taken out in response to Belal Mohamed winning the UFC Belt.

[sabineboosten]

Iranians are not Arabs. They are Persian. This is a very different culture. They had enough of

[j.krii.]

Like anyone need to fly to those lost countries. I wont, my children wont, my grandchildren wont, my grand grand children wont...

[MrUber]

DW i see what you are doing. Your are in the same company with Hamas, Iran, Hezbollah and Houti, shame on you!

[maxanderson]

"...are sending fighter jets along with an aircraft carrier." Hmmm, I wonder if they could send the jets without the carrier? Does anybody actually proofread press spots these days?

[PerceivedREALITY]

Instead of arming Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan; US tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education, homelessness ....

[MrRyder]

Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Iran and Russia have their rights to defend themselves

[nikkster]

why didnt these airlines o this 9 months ago
who cares what its like in Isreel they dont give one nano seconds thought to the people of Gaza they always have an excuse for warring and its always everyone elses fault

[AKrn]

Why is the U.S. over there? Why is this our fight?

[Zockopa]

What do you think if say Austin would be assassinated with a short range missile in Washington ? How would the US react ?

[insomniac_racheal]

Praying for the peace in Jerusalem ❤ Lord please protect the innocent 🙏

[Malibu]

The amount of people in Iran who attended the funeral of a known terrorist leader is a red flag for any country in allowing entry to iranian travelers. Such high risk as the world is being infected by ppl that do not respect any beliefs but their own.

[sajuponnore]

Iran is unlikely to risk a direct confrontation, maybe thru it's proxies.