Bomb threats delay two Delta flights between New York and Tel Aviv

Delta flight DL234, scheduled to fly from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Israel, was denied takeoff clearance after police received a phone call claiming a bomb had been planted on board. [1]

At the time of the report, the aircraft was on the runway and could depart only after U.S. security authorities completed inspections and Israeli security officials and the Transportation Ministry granted clearance. [1]

The new threat followed an earlier incident involving a Delta aircraft that had arrived from New York at Ben Gurion Airport. Authorities moved that aircraft to an isolated parking area after receiving an anonymous report about a suspicious object that might contain explosives. [1][2]

Passengers on the arriving aircraft were evacuated while security personnel searched it. No suspicious objects or explosives were reported, and security officials assessed the threat as likely a hoax while still completing a thorough precautionary inspection. [1][2]

Authorities suspected that the caller behind the second threat might be the same person involved in the earlier claim, but the excerpts do not establish the caller's identity or confirm that the threats were connected. [1]