The United States has imposed restrictions on the travel of its citizens and officials to Israel amid fears that Iran may launch a retaliatory attack. The US embassy said it has asked its staff not to travel outside Greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Beer Sheba. News: BBC.
On April 1, an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria, killed 13 officers, including two brigadiers of the Iranian military. Iran blamed Israel for the attack and vowed to retaliate. Although Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack, it is widely believed to have been behind it.
Hamas, the Iranian-backed Palestinian group, is fighting Israel in Gaza. In addition to this, many of Iran's various shadow groups in the Middle East, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, are often attacking Israel. The attack on the Iranian consulate comes amid a series of diplomatic efforts to prevent the Gaza war from spreading across the region.
Asked about the travel restrictions on Thursday (April 11), US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said he would not disclose the “specific assessments” that went into the decision.
Simply put, it is clear that we are monitoring the threat situation in the Middle East and Israel in particular. The UK Foreign Office said it had also issued a travel warning for its staff in Israel.
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