Israel has launched airstrikes on Beirut for the first time in five days, while a city mayor has been been killed during a volley of intense strikes on southern Lebanon – in what the country’s prime minister has condemned as "intentionally” targeting a municipal council meeting.

Delta will pause flights between New York's JFK International Airport and Tel Aviv through March 31 due to "ongoing conflict in the region," the airline said Tuesday. Travel waivers will be issued to customers impacted by the change,