Lufthansa flight captain refuses to land in Israel amid escalation with Hezbollah

A Lufthansa flight captain refused to land in Israel on Thursday amid rising tensions between Israel and Lebanese group, Hezbollah, according to Israeli media, Anadolu Agency reports. The flight was scheduled to land at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv from Munich, Germany, but the captain refused, citing that his crew were not prepared to fly to Israel, the Israeli public broadcaster, KAN, said. Instead, the flight landed at Larnaca Airport in the Greek Cypriot Administration. The airline initially informed passengers that the plane would land in the Greek Cypriot Administration for “technical reasons” and then it would be decided whether the flight would continue to Tel Aviv. There was no comment from Lufthansa yet on the report. According to KAN, several international airlines cancelled their flights to Israel amid a growing escalation along the border between Israel and Lebanon. <br/>