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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 495

Israel National Security Council

A tourist approaches blue-domed Orthodox churches in the town of Oia on the earthquake-struck island of Santorini, Greece, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
February 6, 2025, 10:05 pm
Amid Santorini earthquakes, National Security Council orders preparation for tsunami
Ministries, emergency bodies, told to get ready for low likelihood of tsunami caused by major quake on Santorini; Israel would have up to 2 hours to prepare in event of disaster
By Sue Surkes
Screenshots of a conversation between an Israeli businessman and an Iranian contact, released by the National Security Council on January 14, 2025 (Courtesy)
January 14, 2025, 10:52 am
Israel uncovers Iranian plot to lure businessman to Dubai under pretext of interview
National Security Council says man’s phone infected with hacking malware by someone who contacted him on Telegram, posing as employee of Al Arabiya outlet’s Persian-language site
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: Sunrise Beach in Koh Phangan, Thailand. (AP Photo/Mairead Flynn)
November 30, 2024, 11:36 pm
Israelis warned terrorists behind murder of UAE rabbi are planning attacks in Thailand
National Security Council warns of threat to Israelis and Jews in southeast Asia, advises against outward display of identity
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
From L to R: Hamas West Bank leader Zaher Jabarin, the chairman of the group's consultative council Mohammed Ismail Darwish, known as Abu Omar Hassan, and senior official Khaled Mashaal receive condolences during the funeral of the terror group's top leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on August 2, 2024. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
November 29, 2024, 6:55 pm
Ministers to discuss law barring ‘terror-supporting’ Qatar from mediating with Hamas
Bill, proposed by MKs from Likud and far-right parties, says Doha is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’; 2nd bill would let defense minister sanction workers in ‘terror-supporting’ groups
By ToI Staff
A large sign reading travel agency and restaurant in Hebrew in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, April 6, 2009. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 24, 2024, 4:26 pm
Israel raises travel warning for Thailand amid ‘persistence of threat’
National Security Council advises avoiding large events associated with Israel, especially if advertised in advance
By Lazar Berman
Civil society members shout slogans during a protest against Israel outside the UN office on the first anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
November 14, 2024, 2:05 am
Israel removes severe travel warning for Sri Lanka beach town
National Security Council lowers threat level for Arugam Bay area from 4 to 2, after suspects arrested in connection with Iranian plot to kill Israelis
By ToI Staff
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans who flew on El Al rescue flight from Amsterdam arrive at Ben Gurion international airport, near Tel Aviv, November 8, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/ Flash90)
November 10, 2024, 10:24 pm
Israel urges citizens not to attend Paris soccer game against French national team
Macron to attend Thursday’s Nations League match, for which 4,000 police officers will be deployed, a week after mass violence broke out against Israelis after game in Amsterdam
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, attends a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on March 19, 2024. At left is National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and at right is committee chairman Yuli Edelstein. (Screenshot/GPO)
November 10, 2024, 9:48 pm
Bill calling for national security strategy gets ministerial committee backing
High-level body also gives the nod to extension of law blocking Al Jazeera and expansion of police surveillance of criminal suspects’ computers
By Sam Sokol
An online post headed 'No Zionists in UEFA/FIFA' calling for protests as 'a direct clash' with Israeli security forces and the Mossad in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Screen grab via Instagram used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 8, 2024, 11:41 pm
Report: Israeli authorities foresaw danger in Amsterdam, failed to warn soccer club, fans
Dutch officials were reportedly told of risk, urged to up security; city bans demos for three days, gives cops emergency powers after attacks by ‘antisemitic hit-and-run squads’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A surfer attends a surfing competition organized to revive local tourism on the island at Arugam Bay in the east of Sri Lanka on September 27, 2020. (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP)
October 26, 2024, 4:49 pm
Several Israelis remain in Sri Lanka surfing town despite terror alert
Man waiting for his family to arrive in Arugam Bay dismisses warnings from National Security Council about threat to attack beaches and tourist hotspots: ‘Don’t think it’s serious’
By Uditha Jayasinghe
A police commando stands guard in front of a restaurant in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Wasantha Chandrapala)
October 24, 2024, 9:54 am
3 arrested in Sri Lanka over threats to Israelis; Chabad House named as potential target
One of the terror suspects is reportedly based in Iraq; intelligence said to have been provided from India; police spokesman says security increased in Arugam Bay surf resort area
By ToI Staff and AFP
Sri Lankan Muslims protest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in the immediate wake of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack — Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 13, 2023. (AP Photo)
October 23, 2024, 10:56 am
Israel urges citizens to leave Sri Lanka surfing resort area amid terror threats
National Security Council advises travelers to leave Arugam Bay area, or at least retreat to capital city, shortly after US embassy also warns of credible info on imminent attack
By Lazar Berman, AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinians on the Israeli side of the Gaza border fence during a Hamas-led invasion and slaughter in southern Israel, October 7, 2023. (Reuters/Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa)
October 21, 2024, 11:49 am
Reports: Hours before Oct. 7 assault, Shin Bet warned Hamas seemed readying to attack
Alert was reportedly sent to Mossad, National Security Council and Israel Police; noted suspicious activity indicating possible assault but did not give estimate of nature or scale
By ToI Staff
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport on September 2, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 25, 2024, 9:48 pm
Israel issues warnings, guidelines for travel abroad ahead of Jewish holidays
National Security Council warns approaching anniversary of October 7 Hamas attack likely to intensify motivation to carry out terror actions, advises caution
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Hoboken Police officers stand watch outside the United Synagogue of Hoboken, November 3, 2022, in Hoboken, New Jersey. (AP/Ryan Kryska)
August 2, 2024, 9:48 am
Israel warns citizens against travel to high-risk countries amid Iranian threats
National Security Council notes Jewish sites are ‘preferred targets’ for terrorists, advises Israelis everywhere to be careful as Tehran vows revenge for terror leaders’ deaths
By ToI Staff
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