A Turkish police officer stands guard in front of St Antouan Church
at Istiklal Street in Istanbul, Turkey March 27, 2016. (Reuters)
The Associated Press, Jerusalem
Monday, 28 March 2016
Israel has issued a new travel advisory for Turkey, warning its
citizens to leave the country as soon as possible and avoid any
traveling there.
The “high concrete threat”
is the second-highest warning level that Israel can issue. It raises
the directive issued after three Israeli tourists were killed in an
Istanbul suicide bombing earlier in March.
The
National Security Council advised on Monday that “the risk of
additional attacks from terrorist organizations is rising, with an
emphasis on the Islamic State, on tourist destinations and in general
Israeli tourists,” using a different name for ISIS.
Israel
has the same level warning as Turkey for Tunisia, Afghanistan and
Pakistan. It has given the highest warning levels for Egypt’s Sinai
Peninsula, Somalia, Sudan and Libya.
Israelis are banned from traveling to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran.
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