Major American airlines said to cancel Israel flights amid soaring tensions

Major American airlines have told passengers that flights to Israel are canceled, Hebrew media reports, amid spiraling tensions with Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran.

Delta is said to cancel its flights until August 2, and the reports say United has canceled its flights until August 6.

Several Hebrew media outlets also report that British Airways has called off flights until August 2, but the airline denies, telling The Times of Israel: “Our flights to Tel Aviv are currently operating as planned and have not been cancelled.”

Tens of thousands of Israelis are reportedly estimated to remain stranded in the United States due to the cancellation of flights to Israel.

The cancellation by United and Delta, respectively the second- and third-largest airlines in the world, will likely spark a wave of cancellations by other airlines, according to some reports.