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Foreign Office strengthens Israel travel advice

Government
James Chapple
17 May 2021

The Foreign Office (FCDO) has strengthened its travel advice on Israel to advise against all but essential travel to the country.

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It comes as Israeli and Palestinian forces continued to exchange rocket fire over the weekend; more than 100 people are understood to have died since tensions escalated last week, while thousands have been injured, the BBC reports.


Last week, both Virgin Atlantic and British Airways suspended flights to Tel Aviv.


The FCDO updated its travel advice on Friday (14 May) to advise against all but essential travel to the remainder of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories "based on the current assessment of security and COVID-19 risks".