Foreign Ministry issues travel warning for the Maldives

Illustrative: Foreign tourists arrive in a resort in the Kurumba island in Maldives, February 12, 2012. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)
Illustrative: Foreign tourists arrive in a resort in the Kurumba island in Maldives, February 12, 2012. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

The Foreign Ministry issues a travel warning to Israelis against visiting the Maldives, citing increased anti-Israel sentiment during the war with Hamas.

The warning comes “due to the heightened anti-Israel atmosphere, including public comments by officials.”

The statement recommends that Israelis refrain from visiting at this time and those already there should consider leaving.

The warning notes that should Israelis need help, the Foreign Ministry would “find it difficult to provide assistance.”

Israel does not have diplomatic ties with the Muslim-majority nation, but Israelis have been allowed to visit the country famed for its island atolls.

As part of a broader travel warning issued in the wake of the war, Israel cautioned its citizens from visiting the Maldives along with other Muslim nations.

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