Counter Terrorism Bureau warns all Israelis traveling abroad

Israel's Counter Terrorism Bureau on Thursday issued a travel advisory calling for Israelis to keep their wits about them in all parts of the world, suspicious of revenge attacks by Iran and Hezbollah.

	A resort in the Greek island of Crete
	Photo by: Moshe Gilad

According to the warning, Hezbollah continues to blame Israel for the assassination of Imad Mughniyeh, the Lebanese militia's former operations officer, and Iran blames Israel for the death of a nuclear scientist in Tehran.

The bureau statement reads "according to our intelligence, there continue to be threats of revenge killings or kidnappings of Israelis traveling outside the country, especially businesspeople and high-ranking ex-government officials."

The bureau advised Israelis traveling abroad to take precautions, completely avoid visiting countries mentioned in travel advisories and refuse all unexpected or tempting business or social offers and refuse all unexpected invitations to meetings, especially in remote areas and after dark.

The bureau further advised Israelis to refrain from entering a hotel room or place of residence and from receiving suspicious or unexpected visitors.

On extended stays abroad, the bureau advised altering one's personal habits by varying traffic routes, restaurants, entertainment venues and hotels frequented.