Numerous global airlines, including United Airlines, Delta Air, British Airways and Lufthansa, have temporarily suspended flights to Israel amid growing tensions in the region.

Delta Airlines said that its flights are suspended through August 2, "due to ongoing conflict in the region," while United Airlines did not specify dates, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported. Both airlines, operating flight routes between New York and Tel Aviv, said they are closely monitoring the security situation to determine their next steps.

Kan also reported that Thursday's early morning flights from Munich to Tel Aviv by German carrier Lufthansa, along with Austrian Airlines' Vienna-Tel Aviv flights, were diverted to Cyprus and Bulgaria.

Lufthansa Group and its unit Swiss International Air Lines have cancelled all passenger and cargo flights to and from Tel Aviv with immediate effect through August 8, spokespeople for the airlines said on Thursday.

"The reason for this is the current development in the region," a Lufthansa spokesperson said. The German airline group has also extended a halt on its flights to and from the Lebanese capital Beirut through August 12, according to the spokesperson.

Lufthansa explained in a statement that the diversion was a precautionary measure due to security activity and emphasized that the safety of passengers and crew remains the airline's top priority.

Swiss International is suspending flights from Zurich to Tel Aviv through August 8 and to Beirut through August 12, a spokesperson for the company said.

Israel's Civil Aviation Authority head, Shmuel Zakai, insisted in an interview with The Times of Israel on Thursday that flights to and from Israel are safe. He said nearly 70,000 passengers traveled in and out of Israel on approximately 60 airlines that day.

Israel's Civil Aviation Authority head, Shmuel Zakai, reiterated in an interview with The Times of Israel that flights to and from the country are safe. He emphasized this point by noting that nearly 70,000 passengers traveled on approximately 60 airlines on Thursday.

(With input from agencies)