FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - In view of the intensifying conflict between the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli military, the Lufthansa Group is temporarily suspending night flights to and from Beirut. Due to the current developments in the Middle East, the Group's airlines are suspending their night flights to and from Beirut up to and including July 31, the Group informed Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Daytime flights to and from Beirut will continue to be offered, it said.

The Foreign Office in Berlin has been warning Germans against traveling to Lebanon for some time in view of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. German nationals are urged to leave the country. "A further worsening of the situation and expansion of the conflict cannot be ruled out," the Foreign Office said./arj/DP/jha