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The Russian Foreign Ministry strongly called on Russian citizens to avoid travel to the Middle East, especially to Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine, unless travel is absolutely necessary.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: “The situation is tense in the Middle East in light of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and the situation on the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel remains volatile.”
“We urgently recommend that Russian citizens refrain from traveling to the region, especially to Israel, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories unless absolutely necessary,” Zakharova said, noting that the situation in Jordan is stable.
The events escalated after Israeli aircraft targeted the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, killing a number of people, including IRGC Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, and 5 accompanying officers.
The Iranian leader’s account on the “X” platform published a threat to Israel in Hebrew regarding its targeting of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stressed that “this cowardly crime will not remain unanswered.”
Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, the border between Lebanon and Israel has been witnessing sporadic clashes between Lebanese Hezbollah and Israeli forces since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, amid growing fears of the expansion of the war in the region.
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