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As the situation in Gaza continues, the Federal Aviation Administration has grounded all flights to and from the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv for at least 24 hours.

According to a release from the FAA, a notice to all U.S. airlines that they’re prohibited from flying to or from Tel Aviv was issued at approximately 12:15 p.m. today after reports of a rocket strike landing about a mile from Ben Gurion this morning.

Since the announcement, major airlines across the country have announced the cancellation of flights to Tel Aviv. The Post reports that Delta Airlines—who was the first to cancel flights—had to divert a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York headed towards Ben Gurion. The flight, which was carrying 273 passengers and 17 crew members, was diverted to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris when reports came in about the rocket landing near Ben Gurion.

Last week, a Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down above Ukraine. The passenger jet was flying above an area of Ukraine occupied by pro-Russian separatists, who authorities believe are responsible for shooting down the jet. Although the incident is unrelated to the situation in Gaza, it raises serious safety issues and concerns about commercial flights flying over areas of military or violent conflict.

The FAA says they’ll continue to monitor the situation and update instructions to airlines “as soon as conditions permit.”