The Division for the War on Terrorism at the National Security Headquarters publishes the assessment of the situation and the status of the travel warnings on the occasion of the spring holidays of 2022.
Out of 198 countries, there are currently 48 travel warnings at different levels. As a result, travel is prohibited by law to travel to 6 countries for every Israeli citizen, including those with additional citizenship (Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia).
Key highlights for the situation:
In the past year and a half, Iran and its affiliates have been stepping up their activities abroad – as part of this, Iranian elements repeatedly threaten to harm Israeli targets, and reflect increasing motivation from Iran to harm Israelis and Jews around the world.
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 / 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.
World jihadist organizations and radical Islam, with an emphasis on the Islamic State (IS) and their supporters, continue to be motivated to carry out terrorist attacks, including against Jewish and Israeli targets, in various countries around the world; These organizations have extensive infrastructure and activities in Africa, the Middle East (with an emphasis on North Sinai) and Asia.
Please note: The travel warning rank has been updated and changed, with the approval of the Political-Security Cabinet, and is now presented by 4 new levels:
Level 1: This means that this is a country without an exceptional warning and it is recommended to take the usual precautions (see details on the website of the National Security Council, under “Travel warnings”, regarding the usual precautions recommended abroad).
Level 2: Occasional threat, it is recommended to take increased precautions (see details on the National Security Council website).
Level 3: Medium threat, it is recommended to avoid non-essential travel, such as leisure, vacation, work needs that do not require a frontal meeting and the like.
Level 4: High threat, it is recommended to avoid reaching the country.
Another change made concerns the match between the warning level and its numerical representation, so that now: low number = low threat level, high number = high threat level.
Thus, the lowest threat level = 1, and the highest threat level = 4.
Those leaving for Sinai are asked to sharpen their vigilance and be attentive to the guidelines of the National Security Headquarters regarding the recommended precautions as detailed. The National Security Council reflects the warnings of the trip only in the context of terrorism.