Israel warns citizens in SE Asia of potential terror plots

1/12/2024 14:55

        Israel's National Security Council (NSC) warned on Saturday about heightened threats against Israeli citizens in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand.
        
        The NSC said in a statement, "Further to threats identified in the past few weeks against Israelis by terrorist organizations in Thailand, for which the NSC issued a clarification on Nov. 24, 2024, all security organizations relevant to the Southeast Asia arena, and especially Thailand, assess that current intelligence indicates that the terrorists responsible for the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in Dubai on Nov. 21 have been planning further terrorist activity."
        
        Given the increased threat, the NSC issued a seven-point guideline, recommending all Israelis currently in Southeast Asia follow it.
        
        On Nov. 24, the NSC raised the travel warning for Thailand to Level 2, meaning travelers are recommended to "take increased precautionary measures" without avoiding or leaving the country altogether, citing a continuing threat to Israelis in the Southeast Asian country in a follow-up to an alert it first issued some two weeks ago.
        
        The alerts came as Thai police reportedly warned of a terror plot at a party on the vacation island of Koh Phangan on Nov. 15, where there were believed to be many Israeli visitors.