Israeli media reported that private planes parked at the airport near Tel Aviv had sustained damage. The army lifted the censorship order regarding the incident on Wednesday but did not authorise the disclosure of the date.

Israeli news site Ynet published a photo appearing to show the charred and damaged interior of a small private plane.

It is the first time the army has announced that Ben Gurion -- Israel's main international airport -- has been hit since the start of the Middle East war, triggered by the US-Israeli attacks against Iran launched on February 28.

On March 5, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had targeted Ben Gurion airport and an air force base in the area.

Missile or interceptor debris has fallen in areas near the airport several times since the start of the war.

Flag carrier El Al said on Wednesday it was suspending round-trip flights to nearly 30 destinations including Barcelona, Berlin and Budapest from March 22 until March 28.

It said this was "in line with the reduced operational framework and current limitations".

Israel had closed its airspace on the first day of the war, with El Al and other Israeli airlines subsequently resuming some of their flights under strict security conditions.

Israel's transport ministry on Monday announced it wanted to increase the number of passengers allowed to travel from Ben Gurion, depending on security guidelines.