India, Feb. 28 -- Israel on Saturday closed its airspace as tensions with Iran intensified following what it described as a pre-emptive strike. The reported strikes were said to be joint operations carried out by the Israeli and American militaries on Iran.

Due to the airspace closure, Air India flights operating between Delhi and Tel Aviv were impacted.

Air India flight AI139 from Delhi to Tel Aviv and the return flight AI140 from TLV to Delhi have been affected due to the temporary closure of the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR) until 1200 UTC today.

The airline confirmed that AI139, which departed from Delhi for Tel Aviv on February 28, is returning to India due to the closure of Israeli airspace.

"AI139 operating from Delhi ...