Israel’s national security council says its citizens should avoid going abroad and those in Egypt should leave
An Egyptian police officer shot dead two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide on Sunday, as war raged for a second day betweenIsrael’s national security council later said its citizens should consider not travelling abroad particularly in the Middle East “on the backdrop of the attack inThe police officer fired “at random” at an Israeli tour group visiting Alexandria using “his personal weapon”, the state-affiliated private television Extra News said, quoting a security source.
“This morning during a visit of Israeli tourists in Alexandria, Egypt, a local opened fire at them, murdering two Israeli citizens and their Egyptian guide,” it said.Israel’s national security council added “there is a fear of a rise in motivation of terror groups and lone assailants” who could carry out attacks on Israelis abroad.
Israeli tourists regularly visit Egypt but, despite the diplomatic relations, Israel remains largely unpopular among Egyptians. In June, three Israeli soldiers were killed in a firefight at the border with Egypt by a member of the Egyptian security forces who crossed the boundary “in pursuit of drug traffickers”, according to the Egyptian army.
On Saturday, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of a “vicious cycle of tensions threatening regional stability and security”.
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