United confirmed to Business Insider that one flight to Tel Aviv, UAL84, returned to New York after departure, and that another, UAL90, was canceled. "United will continue to monitor the situation and will work to assist our customers through this disruption," a United statement said.

Israel has conducted roughly 150 strikes on Iran over two days, while Iranian forces have fired roughly 200 ballistic missiles at Israeli territory in addition to scores of drones, according to an Israeli military official.

Chicago-area Jewish groups hope the Israeli strikes will lead to the fall of the Iranian regime and will eventually result in peace in the Middle East, but some Iranians are concerned the situation will escalate and innocent people will pay the price.

Airline and cruise stocks were among the biggest decliners in the S&P 500 index Friday, weighed down by Israel’s attack on Iran. Shares of American Airlines Inc. are down 5.3% in premarket trades, while Delta Airlines Inc.

Airline and cruise line stocks tumbled Friday after Israel launched a barrage of attacks against Iran’s nuclear and missile facilities, sending oil prices higher and leading to fears of a spike in fuel prices for planes and cruise ships.

United Airlines has shut down Starlink internet systems on some of its jets after they were creating communications issues.