Air France and Transavia are suspending their connections to Beirut on Monday and Tuesday

The move came amid fears of a military conflict between Israel and Hezbollah following a deadly attack that Israel blames on the Shiite movement in the Golan Heights.

The airlines Air France and Transavia France are suspending their flights to Beirut on Monday and Tuesday. “due to the security situation at the destination”A spokesman for the Air France-KLM Group announced on Monday, July 29. “The connection between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Beirut is suspended for the days 29 and 30 July 2024”And “This decision also applies to Transavia France”he added. “Affected customers will be notified individually and offered options for rescheduling or refunds.”

The move comes against the backdrop of fears of a military conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Tel Aviv promised retaliation on Sunday “with violence” an attack for which he blames the Lebanese Shiite group that had killed 12 children and teenagers playing on a soccer field in the annexed Syrian Golan Heights the day before.

Europe’s largest airline group, Lufthansa, also announced on Monday that it is suspending its flights to Beirut. Flights of the German group companies – Lufthansa, Eurowings and Swiss – to the Lebanese capital are “cancelled until August 5th due to current developments in the Middle East”said a company spokesman. Lufthansa offers scheduled flights to Lebanon with these three airlines, normally only via Beirut Airport.