Now it is the time of the isolation of the zionist regime: US and other major international airlines suspend all flights to Israel

American and other major international airlines have suspended flights to and from Israel for the second straight day on security concerns.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) originally issued the ban on Tuesday afternoon after a rocket struck near Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv earlier in the day.

On Wednesday, the FAA said it has extended the flight ban for another day to assess the security situation in Israel.

“Today the FAA issued another Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) informing US airlines that yesterday’s NOTAM flight remains in effect for Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport for up to an additional 24 hours while the FAA continues to monitor and evaluate the situation,” the agency said in a statement.

Major Canadian and European airlines also extended the suspension. Turkey’s national carrier has also extended its suspension of direct flights to Tel Aviv.

The situation has left thousands of travelers stranded in Israel who are desperately trying to get out.

Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz responded furiously to US move. “There is no reason for these companies to stop flights. They have given a prize to terror.”

Israel’s Transportation Ministry issued a statement saying the airport was “safe for landings and departures.”

“Ben-Gurion Airport is safe and completely guarded and there is no reason whatsoever that American companies would stop their flights and hand terror a prize,” it said in a statement.

According to aviation and legal experts, airlines are now taking risk assessment into their own hands, in order to maintain safety of their passengers and avoid claims of negligence.

Nearly 700 Palestinians have been killed and thousands wounded, including women and children, by the Israeli offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip.

The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, has been launching retaliatory attacks against Israel.

Israeli warplanes have been carrying out incessant airstrikes against Gaza since July 8. Last Thursday, thousands of Israeli soldiers launched a ground invasion into the densely-populated strip.