Almost all foreign airlines have further extended their suspension of flight services to Tel Aviv, leaving thousands of Israelis stranded overseas and many scrambling to find new flights abroad.

Most foreign airlines servicing Israel canceled their flights to Israel shortly after a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis struck inside the grounds of Ben Gurion International Airport on Sunday. The attack prompted sweeping Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeida port, the airport in the capital, Sanaa, and other Houthi infrastructure targets. Amid the instability, the majority of airlines are pushing off their return to Israel, in a worrying sign that foreign carriers are yet again likely to stay away for longer stretches.

British Airways was the latest carrier extending the suspension of its flights from London through June 14. Wizz Air said it was extending the suspension through May 11 at least. The Lufthansa group of carriers — which also includes SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines — extended its suspension of all flights to Israel through May 11 as well, as did Air Baltic, Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair, and LOT Polish Airlines.

Air France cancelled flight services........

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