Airlines suspend all flights between UK and Israel

People board a plane sent by the Mexican government in Tel Aviv, Israel on 10 October. While other countries have been putting on repatriation flights, it is expected the UK government will continue to rely on commercial flights for now. Photograph: Mexican Foreign Minister Office/Reuters

British Airways, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic have suspended all flights between the UK and Tel Aviv in Israel, as countries around the world scramble to evacuate citizens amid the mounting crisis.

BA earlier had to divert a flight to Tel Aviv back to the UK because of security concerns, and said it took the decision after “the latest assessment of the situation”.