A ban on US airlines flying to Israel's Tel Aviv airport amid rocket fire from Gaza has been lifted.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement: "The FAA's primary mission and interest are the protection of people travelling on US airlines.
"The agency will continue to closely monitor the very fluid situation around Ben Gurion Airport and will take additional actions, as necessary."
In making its decision, the FAA said it worked with US government officials to evaluate the security situation and "carefully reviewed both significant new information and measures the government of Israel is taking to mitigate potential risks to civil aviation."
The ban, which was criticised by the Israeli government, was imposed on Tuesday in response to a rocket strike that landed about a mile from the airport.
A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Israel's busiest air hub had to be diverted to Paris because of the incident.
Speaking before the ban was lifted, Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson said the airline wouldn't necessarily resume flights even if authorities declared the area safe.
Israel insists Tel Aviv airport is safe Carriers from Europe and Canada also grounded services in light of the attack.
EasyJet has extended the suspension of its services into Thursday, confirming it would not operate flights from Luton, Gatwick, Basel, Berlin Schoenefeld, Geneva, Manchester and Milan Malpensa.
The European safety regulator EASA also strongly recommended European airlines against flying to Tel Aviv "until further notice".
Israel's Transportation Ministry insisted earlier this week Tel Aviv airport is safe and said the FAA ban would "hand terror a prize".
Islamist militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, said the flights suspension was a "great victory".
The flight cancellations came as Israel continues its offensive in Gaza, which it launched on July 8 to stop Hamas firing rockets over the border.
Palestinian militants have shot more than 2,000 missiles at Israel, but many have been intercepted by its US-funded Iron Dome defence system.
More than 700 Palestinians, many of them women and children, as well as 32 Israeli soldiers and two civilians, have been killed in the conflict.
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