The Counter-Terrorism Headquarters issued a refresher today (Thursday) to warn travel to 198 countries around the world.
In the refresher published today, there are no new warnings regarding the countries to which Israelis fly.
The only countries to which many Israelis fly and are at level 3 are Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
The southern part of Sinai is set at level 4, the highest level of risk.
Danger Level 3: Istanbul, Turkey, Photo: iStockphoto
This coming Passover, tens of thousands of Israelis are expected to visit these four destinations, but again, it is important to emphasize that the level of risk existed even before and the only change at the moment is the ranking in the past 1 was the highest threat and now 4 is the highest threat.
The statement from the Anti-Terrorism Headquarters reads, among other things: "In the past year and a half, Iran and its affiliates have increased their activities abroad - in this context, Iranian elements repeatedly threaten to harm Israeli targets, and reflect Iran's growing motivation to harm Israelis and Jews around the world.
During 2021, a number of Iranian intentions to assassinate Israelis in Colombia, Cyprus and Turkey were thwarted.
Danger Level 3: Manama, the capital of Bahrain, Photo: Reuters
It is estimated that in the near future Iran will continue to work to promote harm to Israeli targets around the world.
Areas with a higher probability of such activity are countries close to Iran, as well as enemy countries or those with which Israel has no official relations.
In recent months, we have witnessed increasing attempts by Iranian elements to make contact (under cover) with Israeli elements in favor of taking them out of Israel and then harming them.
Conducting the guidelines outlined in the travel warnings may reduce the chances of success in realizing these intentions.
Global jihadist organizations and radical Islam, with an emphasis on ISIS and their supporters, continue to be motivated to carry out terrorist attacks, including against Jewish and Israeli targets, in various countries around the world;
This is backed up by open statements, from the heads of the organizations, calling for harm to Israelis and Jews.
These organizations have extensive infrastructure and activities in Africa, the Middle East (with an emphasis on North Sinai) and Asia.
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