This Friday, Israel recommended its citizens not to travel abroad, citing “a significant increase in anti-Semitism” in the world since the start of the war with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, on October 7.
Israeli authorities “observe a significant increase in anti-Semitism” and “incitement to anti-Semitism”, as well as “attacks that could endanger the lives of Israelis and Jews around the world”, stated the Israeli National Security Council to justify your recommendation. .
On October 7, Hamas – classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Israel – carried out an attack of unprecedented dimensions in Israeli territory, leaving more than 1,400 dead, most of them civilians, and more than 200 hostages. who was held captive in the Gaza Strip.
Israel then began strong reprisals against that poor Palestinian enclave, controlled by Hamas since 2007, with cuts in the supply of food, water, electricity and fuel and daily bombings, followed by a ground offensive that completed the siege of Gaza City on Thursday. .
The war between Israel and Hamas, which this Friday marked its 28th day and continues to threaten to spread throughout the Middle East region, has so far left more than 9,200 people dead in the Gaza Strip, including 3,826 children, according to a report from the local Ministry of Health.
Source: TSF
