Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it will pause its flights between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv through Dec. 31, due to escalating security concerns in the Middle East. The airline said a travel waiver has been issued and urged customers to be prepared for possible adjustments to its Tel Aviv flight schedule,

Delta flights between New York's John F. Kennedy airport and Tel Aviv, Israel will be paused through Dec. 31 due to "ongoing conflict in the region," the airline said in a release Thursday.

France's main carrier Air France said it was extending its suspension of flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut until end-Friday, after 37 people were killed and thousands injured when hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is pausing flights to Israel through the end of the year due to ongoing conflict in the region.Delta announced Thursday it was pausing all flights between John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Tel Aviv,