Lufthansa suspends Tel Aviv flights until June 15

Germany's Lufthansa is suspending flights to Israel until mid-June over ongoing security concerns, the aviation group said on Tuesday, reported dpa.

Flights operated by the group, which also owns carriers such as Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SWISS and Eurowings, will remain suspended until June 15.

Lufthansa halted connections following a missile strike launched from Yemen on Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport earlier this month.

Meanwhile the conflict in Gaza is continuing, with Israeli forces launching new offensives in the war-torn coastal strip.

Affected passengers are eligible to cancel their tickets free of charge or rebook to a later flight, Lufthansa said.