Flights at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport have been disrupted, with cancellations and delays reported. Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) cited insurance risks amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. Lufthansa announced it had suspended five routes to and from Beirut by Swiss International Air Lines, Eurowings, and Lufthansa until July 30 as a precaution. This follows a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 teenagers and children on Saturday, escalating concerns about a potential full-scale conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Israel's security cabinet has authorized a response to the strike, although Hezbollah has denied involvement in the attack, which is the deadliest in Israeli or Israeli-annexed territory since Hamas' assault on October 7. The Beirut airport's flight board and Flightradar24 showed that Turkish Airlines also canceled two flights on Sunday night. Other airlines, including SunExpress, AJet, Aegean Airlines, Ethiopian Air, and MEA, canceled flights to Beirut scheduled for Monday. These airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, Lebanon's sole airport, has a history of being targeted during the civil war and conflicts with Israel, including the 2006 war with Hezbollah. On Sunday, MEA delayed the departure of some flights scheduled to land in Beirut overnight, citing "technical reasons related to the distribution of insurance risks for aircraft between Lebanon and other destinations." Cross-border exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli military have intensified since the Gaza conflict began, affecting flights and shipping across the region. Lufthansa had already suspended nighttime flights to and from Beirut in July due to the ongoing Middle East developments.