Though you may or may not get a 100% refund depending on carrier, most airlines are very generous with allowing ticket changes during man-made unrest or natural disasters.
Current Big 3 American airlines statements on the Israel situation:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInform...avelAlerts.jsp
Due to the situation in Israel, American Airlines offers the following flexibility options to our ticketed customers whose travel may be impacted by this event. Customers ticketed to travel on AA*/US flights to/from/through the airports listed below may change flights as shown below. This is only valid for US and AA*/US passengers originating in the United States; BA flights are not covered under this policy.
If you are traveling to, through or from:
Tel Aviv Yafo Ben Gurion International, Israel (TLV)
On the following dates: July 9 -31, 2014
And your ticket was issued no later than: July 9, 2014
You may travel: July 9 - August 15, 2014
Original inventory required? No
Stopovers Allowed? No
The ticket reissue charge will be waived for one ticket change.
http://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/trav...elnotices.aspx
TLV Civil Unrest Airports:
Tel Aviv, Isreal (TLV)
Original Travel Dates:
July 9, 2014 - July 18, 2014
Changing to earlier or later flights is allowed.
Final Travel must be completed by:
End of Validity of ticket (one year from date of issue) Flight Changes:
Fees for same-day flight changes are waived within 24 hours of original departure.
For all other changes, the change fee will be waived, but a difference in fare may apply.
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_...ulletin-1.html
DL/KLM (Air France and Alitalia information is located at the end of this document.)
Reason: Israel Unrest
Dates of Impacted Travel: July 9, 2014 through July 31, 2014
Applicable to Travel On: Delta / Delta Connection / DL Coded KLM operated / KLM operated DL coded / KLM coded KLM operated / AF coded DL operated /DL coded AF operated
Issued On: DL 006 / KL 074 ticket stock
Affected Area(s) To/From/Through the following city:
Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV)
Refunds
If a customer’s flight is cancelled due to this event, and no other alternate flights are acceptable, travel agents may refund a totally unused non-refundable ticket(s) through normal ARC/BSP processing.