Officials in the French foreign minister’s office told AFP news agency that France warned its citizens on Friday that in the coming days Iran, Lebanon, Israel And avoid traveling to Palestinian territories.
Iran has threatened to retaliate against Israel after an April 1 attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria that killed seven Revolutionary Guards officers, including two generals, has raised fears of an escalation of violence in the Middle East.
French Foreign Minister Stephane Segerne, in a crisis meeting, said that the families of French diplomats in Iran should be expelled and that no French civil servant should be sent to perform duties in the aforementioned countries.
Since October 7, Israel has been continuously bombing the Gaza Strip. Israel has also increased attacks on Iranian officials and allies in Syria and Lebanon.
Since the situation in Gaza, Israel and the militant group Hezbollah have been exchanging fire daily across the border.
The United States has also imposed travel restrictions on its employees in Israel in view of the fear of Iran’s attack.
According to the Reuters news agency, the US embassy issued instructions to its staff not to travel outside the occupied territories of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Beer Sheva.
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The US fears that Iran will attack Israel, but it will not be large enough to lead Washington to war.
Earlier, the White House said that Washington does not want the scope of the conflict in the Middle East to expand. The US has told Iran that it was not involved in the airstrike on the top commander of the Iranian army in Damascus.
The White House says it has warned Iran not to use the attack as an excuse to further escalate tensions in the region.
India has also banned its citizens from traveling to Iran and Israel until further notice in view of the ‘current situation in the region’, Reuters news agency said.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs, through an advisory today, asked its citizens residing in these two countries to ‘take extreme precautions regarding their safety and restrict their movement.’
Over there Gaza At least 89 people were killed in the past 24 hours as a result of Israeli attacks in the area, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
According to the French news agency AFP, the Ministry of Health said in its statement that at least 33 thousand 634 people have lost their lives in the area in the Israeli attacks that have been ongoing for more than six months. Since October 7, 2023, 76,214 people have been injured.
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2024-09-05 02:25:16
