The United States alerted its citizens around the world about possible “terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions”

2023-10-19 23:58:00

The State Department of USA issued this Thursday, October 19, a global security alert for citizens of that country residing abroad, within the framework of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. In it it refers to rising tensions in various parts of the world and the possibility of extremist attacks and violence against its citizens.

The alert does not focus on any specific world event, but was announced in the midst of the conflict in the Middle East, after the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 and the Jewish State bombed Gaza with airstrikes. that caused thousands of deaths.

“Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against US citizens and interests, State Department advises U.S. citizens abroad to exercise increased caution”says the announcement published on the official website of the State Department.

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U.S. citizens, according to the State Department, should remain alert in tourist locations, follow the department on social media and enroll in its Smart Traveler Enrollment Program to receive alerts to make it easier to locate them during an emergency in the country. foreign.

Additionally, in another statement, citizens were informed that the US government facilitates “transportation on charter flights” at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport for those wishing to leave the country.

In Washington, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department is monitoring increased threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities in the United States related to Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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In recent days, demonstrations have taken place in the West Bank, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and elsewhere amid outrage over an Oct. 17 explosion at a Gaza hospital.

For the incident, Palestinian authorities blamed an Israeli airstrike, but Israel denied it and said it was a “failed” attack by its opponents.

The United States, for its part, assured that it has data that shows that Israel was not responsible for the more than 500 deaths due to the fatal impact at the health center. “According to what I have seen, It seems that the other side did it, not you.“said US President Joe Biden before the press and in the presence of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Then, he specified: “According to the information we have so far, it seems that (the impact) was caused by a runaway rocket launched by a Gaza terrorist group“.

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