By Steven Scheer

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -American Airlines said on Sunday it would resume flights to Israel in March, after the U.S. carrier halted the New York JFK to Tel Aviv route following Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the two-year war in Gaza.

American said it would re-launch its flights from JFK on March 28.

U.S. rivals Delta and United have already resumed flights to Israel.

Many foreign carriers halted flights to Tel Aviv after October 7 and stayed away for long stretches during the past two years due to intermittent missile fire from Iran and Yemen.

That largely left flag-carrier El Al Israel Airlines, and smaller Israeli airlines Arkia and Israir , operating international routes, but with demand far higher than supply, airfares soared.

In the wake of a U.S.-brok

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