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xinhua news agency, beijing, october 2: the iranian military launched missile attacks on multiple targets in israel on october 1. as tensions in the middle east intensify, flights arriving or flying through the region are avoiding the war to prevent them from being affected by the war.

a spokesman for the "24-hour flight radar website", an internet service provider that provides real-time flight status, told reporters on the 1st that many airline flights are detouring "anywhere possible."

on october 1, a missile intercepted by the israeli air defense system flew over jerusalem. photo by xinhua news agency reporter chen junqing

a real-time screenshot of flight routes shows that many flights have changed their routes, either heading north to cities such as istanbul and antalya in turkey, or heading south to cairo, the capital of egypt.

iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps announced on the 1st that it would launch a large number of missiles at israel that night in retaliation for a series of recent israeli actions. the israeli military said iran launched more than 180 ballistic missiles.

israeli military spokesman daniel hagari said most of the incoming missiles were intercepted by the israeli military and the u.s.-led coalition, while a small number of missiles hit central israel and some landed in southern israel.

shortly after iran carried out missile attacks on israel, the european aviation safety organization issued an emergency notice: "israel was attacked by a large-scale missile and the entire country was on missile alert." affected by this, neighboring countries such as jordan, iraq, and lebanon have announced temporary close airspace.

on october 1, a missile launched by iran flew over jerusalem. published by xinhua news agency (photo by jamal awad)

in view of the recent tense situation, many international airlines such as delta air lines, united airlines, air france, lufthansa, alitalia, and turkish airlines have announced adjustments or cancellations to flights to israel, lebanon, etc. flight to destination.

after iran carried out missile attacks, klm, lufthansa and swiss air lines, a subsidiary of lufthansa group, announced the extension of the suspension of flights to different destinations in the middle east.

klm royal dutch airlines has extended the suspension of flights to tel aviv, israel, from october 26 to the end of the year. lufthansa has extended the suspension of flights to beirut, lebanon, until november 30; suspended flights to tel aviv until october 31; and suspended flights to tehran, iran, until october 14. swiss international air lines also announced similar measures.

lufthansa also stated on the 1st that its flights will avoid the airspace of israel, iran, iraq and jordan until the 2nd, and will continue to avoid israeli airspace on and before the 31st. (yang shuyi)

(source: xinhuanet)

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