International airlines cancel flights to and from Israeli airport
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Major #US, European and Canadian airlines canceled flights to and from #Israel's main international airport on Tuesday, after a rocket fired from #Gaza struck near the aviation hub in Tel Aviv. The cancellations highlighted heightened worldwide fears of a rocket hitting a passenger jet in the wake of last week’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine with nearly 300 on board. That incident underscored the vulnerability of commercial aircraft to surface-to-air missiles, even at cruising altitudes in excess of 30,000 feet. read more