Israel warns against travel to Turkey over Iranian retaliation fears
- iamjoyblessy
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min read
Israel’s National Security Council has warned its citizens against travelling to Turkey over fears of Iranian revenge attacks in the wake of the assassination of a high-ranking commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) last week
Sayyad Khodai, a senior member of the IRGC, was gunned down in Tehran by two assailants riding a motorbike who fled the scene. Israel did not officially claim responsibility for the killing of Kodai – however, Tehran has accused Tel Aviv of being behind the assassination.
On Monday, Haaretz reported that the National Security Council had updated its travel advice for Israeli citizens wanting to visit Turkey.
“For several weeks now, and even more so since Iran blamed Israel for the death of the Revolutionary Guards officer last week, there has been growing concern in the defense establishment about Iranian attempts to harm Israeli targets around the world,” the National Security Council said in a statement.
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