Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities with Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre in southern Lebanon on September 23, 2024.Aziz Taher/Reuters This weekend, the State Department reissued its level 4 "do...
The U.S. State Department announced Blinken's plan to travel Monday to Israel — his second visit in five days — as America's top diplomat arrived in Cairo for talks Sunday with Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. It was the last of Blinken's meetings with Arab leaders amid inc...
Due to the serious escalation of hostilities and violence between Israel and Palestine, a situation of extreme tension that has already caused numerous deaths and injuries, we want to make sure you know all the travel warnings and advisories if you plan on visiting this part of the world in t...
“We urge those wishing to leave to take advantage of these charters while they are available,” the State Departmentwrote in an update. “Please go to Ben Gurion International Airport, Terminal 3 if you wish to depart Israel. U.S. Embassy personnel will be present to direct you and provi...
The State Department has raised the travel advisory for Lebanon, urging people not to travel to the country “due to the unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between Israel and Hizballah or other armed militant factions.” The advisory issued on Tuesda...
We got texts on our phones from the Israeli State Department to not visit certain countries, and if warranted, to not look so visibly Jewish (wear a baseball cap or other hat rather than a kipa. Tuck in Jewish jewelry. Hide tsitsit (men’s prayer fringes). John and I ran into no ...
U.S. State Department advises Americans to not travel to Lebanon The U.S. State Department advised Americans against traveling to Lebanon, citing an unpredictable security situation due to kidnappings, unrest in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war and “rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges” be...
A U.S. State Department official confirmed Blinken would not be making the trip to Jordan. Safadi will instead travel to Paris to participate in an international ministerial conference about Lebanon, hosted by France. Blinken’s visit to the region is likely to include stops in Saudi Ara...
"Do not travel to Lebanon due to the unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah or other armed militant factions," the State Department said in a statement Tuesday. After a blast ripped through a Gaza hospital on Tuesday, killi...
Travel restrictions: The US State Department restricted the travel of US government personnel in Israel in the wake of public threats against Israel by Iran. “The security environment remains complex and can change quickly depending on the political situation and recent events,” the alert noted. ...