Israel warns citizens not to travel to Turkiye, Armenia

The Israeli Foreign Ministry yesterday warned its citizens against travel to Turkiye, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, which have common borders with Iran, and called on them to be vigilant and exercise caution. The ministry said the warning “follows growing threats from the Iranian efforts and its proxies to harm state symbols and Israeli citizens.” “Since the beginning of the war [on the besieged Gaza Strip], Iran has been exerting effort to hit Israeli targets around the world,” the ministry said. “However, concerns grew after the Islamic Republic threatened to attack Israel following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran,” it added. Since the assassination of Haniyeh and Hezbollah’s military commander, Fuad Shukr, at the end of last month, […]