{"id":31491,"date":"2016-12-31T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T09:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/israel-issues-travel-warning-for-india\/"},"modified":"2016-12-31T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T09:30:06","slug":"israel-issues-travel-warning-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/israel-issues-travel-warning-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel issues travel warning for India"},"content":{"rendered":"

{“Imminent terrorist attacks” in India’s southwest the reason given behind warning issued by Israeli PM’s office.}<\/p>\n

Israel’s anti-terrorism directorate has issued a travel warning for India, citing immediate “terrorist attacks” on tourists and Western targets, particularly in the southwest of the country.<\/p>\n

The Counterterrorism Bureau, in a statement released by the Israeli prime minister’s office on Friday, raised the alert level and said it corresponded to a “concrete basic threat”.<\/p>\n

“We are warning Israeli tourists in India of the possibility of imminent terrorist attacks against Western targets and tourists, particularly in the southwest of that country,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

“A particular emphasis should be put on events in the coming days in connection with beach and club parties celebrating the new year where a concentration of tourists will be high.”<\/p>\n

The statement recommended that tourists avoid participation in such parties. It also called on families in Israel to contact their relatives in India and tell them of the threat.<\/p>\n

In addition, it recommended avoiding markets, festivals and crowded shopping areas.<\/p>\n

Unusually, the warning was published on Friday evening in Israel, after the start of the Jewish Sabbath, when government offices close for business.<\/p>\n

The directorate did not say what prompted the warning.<\/p>\n

India is a popular destination for young Israelis, especially after they have concluded their military service.<\/p>\n

In 2012, the wife of Israeli diplomat stationed in India, her driver and two others were wounded in a bomb attack on her car. Israel and India share close military ties.<\/p>\n

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