Qatar Airways suspends Beirut flights as Foreign Ministry condemns deadly attacks
Qatar Airways on Tuesday said it had suspended flights to Beirut until Wednesday as tensions flared between Israel and Hezbollah in the deadliest bombardment in nearly a year of cross-border clashes.
“Due to the ongoing situation in Lebanon, Qatar Airways has temporarily suspended flights to and from Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport until September 25. The safety of our passengers remains our highest priority,” the Qatari national carrier said in a statement.
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, including 35 children, Lebanon’s health ministry said.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli aggression on Lebanon. It warned the attacks would expand the circle of violence in the region and slide it into a comprehensive regional war, amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry said the continued escalation was primarily due to the absence of any deterrent to Israel’s actions and its continued repeated violations of international law.
It warned this would exacerbate crises, put the region on the brink of the abyss, and expose it to more tensions that would have a profound impact regionally and internationally.
Qatar’s ministry urged the international community to assume its responsibilities by taking urgent action to compel the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their brutal aggression against Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
It also reiterated the nation’s commitment to supporting all regional and international efforts to achieve security and stability in the region.
The cross-border exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah began last October, after Hamas and other Palestinian militants launched an unprecedented attack on Israel.
Last week, Qatar Airways announced a ban on pagers and walkie-talkies on its Beirut flights after communications device explosions killed 37 people and wounded thousands over two days.
Germany’s Lufthansa, Air France and Delta Air Lines of the United States have also suspended flights to Beirut in recent days, with some carriers’ services to Israel and Iran also affected.
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