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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Russia warns citizens against traveling to Mideast, especially Israel, Palestinian areas and Lebanon

In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media during his and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's joint news conference following the talks in Beijing, China. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)
Russia’s foreign ministry tells citizens that they should refrain from traveling to the Middle East, especially to Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.
The United States and its allies believe major missile or drone strikes by Iran or its proxies against military and government targets in Israel are imminent, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing US and Israeli security sources.