Israel is evacuating most of its diplomatic mission personnel in the United Arab Emirates after the Israel National Security Council sharpened its travel warning so that the Israelis remain in the Gulf country.
The Israeli and Jewish community of the EAU has become more visible since 2020, when the EAU became the most prominent Arab state in 30 years to establish formal ties with Israel under a negotiated agreement in the United States called Abraham’s agreements.
“We are emphasizing this travel warning given our understanding that terrorist organizations (Iranians, Hamas, Hezbollah and global jihad) are increasing their efforts to damage Israel,” said the NSC in a statement.
“They are driven by greater motivation for exact revenge after Operation Rising Lion, in addition to the antiisraeli and pro-paletine incitement that has intensified since the beginning of the operation of iron swords, and even more in response to the campaign of Inanion of Hamas,” he said, using the names for their military assaults on Iran and Gaza.
NSC’s statement said that “past experience” has taught Israel that “terrorist organizations often focus their efforts in neighboring countries” and warned about possible attempts to attack Israeli and Jewish people in the EAA, especially in Jewish holidays and Shabbat.
The NSC travel alert for the EAU, which remains unchanged at level III, strongly advises against non -essential trips and urges Israeli citizens to “reconsider seriously” visiting the state of the gulf.
The Spokesman’s Office of the Israeli Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
There were no immediate comments from the Eau Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Israel is concerned about retaliation attacks after its recent military operation against Iran and, as it faces a growing international pressure on the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
In March, the EAA sentenced three people to death for the murder of an Israeli-Metoldavano rabbi who was killed in November in the Gulf country. Such crimes are rare in the EAU, which is largely seen as one of the safest places in the Middle East.
