Egypt News: This report comes just days after Israel recalled its diplomats from Turkey
Jerusalem:
Israel has urged its citizens to leave Egypt and Jordan immediately, the National Security Council said on Saturday, as regional tensions flared over the war in Gaza.
“Israel’s National Security Council increases its travel warnings for Egypt (including Sinai) and Jordan to level 4 (high threat): recommendation not to travel to these countries and for those staying there to leave… as soon as possible,” it said the report. in a statement.
The news comes just days after Israel recalled its diplomats from Turkey as a security measure, following an earlier request for its citizens to also leave.
The calls for evacuations came after days of protests in the Middle East over the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
The war broke out after Hamas stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip, taking more than 200 hostages and killing at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians who were shot, maimed or burned, Israeli officials said.
Israel has since vowed to destroy Hamas, and a bombing campaign launched in response has leveled entire city blocks in Gaza, killing 4,137 Palestinians, mostly civilians, so far, according to the Hamas-led Health Ministry.
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