Israel's airspaces closed for domestic, international flights, UA cancels planned departures

Airlines canceled flights to and from Israel as the country fended off a barrage of missile and drone attacks from Iran on Saturday.

Israel prepared for the missile and drone attacks by closing its airspace to both domestic and international airlines starting at 12:30 a.m. Sunday local time.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, United Airlines said that it canceled Saturday's flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Ben Gurion International Airport, in Tel Aviv, Israel. 

This is an excerpt of a story by FOX Business' Sarah Rumpf-Whitten. Click here to read the full report.