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  • Top airlines cancel Israel flights after Gaza rocket strike

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    A number of international airlines have halted their flights to and from Israel citing "security concerns" as the reason.

    The decision came after a warning was issued by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), following a rocket landing near Tel Aviv’s main airport on Tuesday.

    The United States banned all American aircraft from flying to Tel Aviv for at least 24 hours for security concerns. The European Air Safety Agency (EASA) has also issued a "strong recommendation" to avoid Tel Aviv airport until further notice.

    Germany’s Lufthansa canceled flights to Tel Aviv for 36 hours; Air France, Netherlands’ KLM and Air Canada followed suit and also canceled their flights until further notice.

    Meanwhile, a volley of rockets fired by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas activated sirens in the cities of Ashdod, Eshkol, Beer Ganim, Be’er Sheva, Nitzan and Nitzanim.

    The Israeli military has confirmed that 27 soldiers have been killed since it launched a ground incursion into Gaza on Thursday. Some 130 Israeli troopers have also been injured, six of them in critical condition.

    Top Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh has vowed that the besieged Palestinian territory will turn into “a graveyard for Israeli soldiers,” who have been committing crimes against Gazans over the past 15 days.

    About 630 Palestinians have been killed and over 3,600 others injured since the start of the Israeli offensive on July 8.