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Israel calls on its citizens to leave Egypt, not visit Mideast countries with travel warnings

By Lazar Berman 8 October 2023, 7:25 pm Edit

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Illustrative. A resort in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on October 4, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/File)
Illustrative. A resort in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, on October 4, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/File)

After today’s deadly shooting in Egypt, the National Security Council urges Israelis in Sinai and Egypt to leave the country as soon as possible.

In a statement on its website, the council also asks Israelis to refrain from traveling to Middle Eastern countries and other nations with travel warnings.

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