Israel advised its citizens to leave Türkiye immediately on Tuesday, citing the heightened threat of terrorist attacks amid widespread outrage over the deadly missile strike on a hospital in Gaza.
The country’s National Security Council (NSC) raised the alert for travel to Türkiye to the highest level in its four-tier warning system.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation expressed in a statement its strong condemnation of “the brutal Israeli massacre in the Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip”.
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“Given recent events, there’s concern over the heightened motivation of terrorist actors and lone assailants to target Israelis in various countries worldwide,” the NSC said in a statement cited by Israeli media.
Mass protests are reported in many Arab and Middle Eastern capitals and cities, including the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Turkey, and many others.
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The NSC also raised the risk level for Morocco to Level 2 “in light of the evolving threat landscape,” and reiterated the call to avoid “non-essential” trips to Arab countries and the states bordering Iran, “specifically highlighting Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan.”
AJA: More than 30 Palestinians – including children – were killed in the Israeli bombing of Al-Mughrabi area and a mosque in Nuseirat in the central #Gaza Strip.
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The notice was issued as thousands gathered to protest outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, following the news that an Israeli missile strike on the Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza had killed around 500 Palestinians.
Videos posted to social media show that some protesters launched fireworks at the consulate building, climbed on its fence, and attempted to set the building on fire.
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