Russia advises against travel to Israel and Lebanon

Illustrative: Passengers are seen at Domodedovo airport outside Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2010. (Misha Japaridze/AP)
Illustrative: Passengers are seen at Domodedovo airport outside Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2010. (Misha Japaridze/AP)

Russia advises its citizens against traveling to Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories amid flaring tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas.

“The situation in the Middle East is heating up,” Moscow’s foreign ministry says. “We strongly recommend that Russian citizens refrain from traveling to the region, especially to Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories.”

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