Lebanon’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Thursday it had “temporarily rescheduled” some flights, including from Iran, until February 18 as it was implementing “additional security measures.”

The move prompted protests from supporters of Hezbollah, who blocked the road to the country’s only international airport in Beirut.

Charafeddine said authorities had given “strict instructions” to security forces
1. not to allow the airport road to be closed
2. and to reinforce the inspection of all planes at the airport.

Lebanon’s top diplomat will also follow up on the matter and “ensure the return of Lebanese travelers who are still in Iran,” she said.

On Friday, as Hezbollah supporters blocked the road to Beirut airport, a United Nations convoy was attacked,
1. leaving a vehicle torched
2. and two peacekeepers wounded.

On Sunday, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem charged that the government’s decision to halt flights from Iran was “implementing an Israeli order.”

Following the announcement last week, Iran said in turn that it would not allow Lebanese flights to land until its flights were cleared to land in Beirut.