Amid Iran tensions, India issues advisory for citizens in Israel: ‘Avoid all non-essential travel’
The official advice comes as protests continue to escalate across Iran, with clashes between protesters and security forces resulting in thousands of deaths, according to reports. Here are more details about it.
India has also started preparations to evacuate its citizens from Iran.
The Indian embassy in Tel Aviv has issued an advisory to all Indian citizens in Israel to be careful and strictly follow the safety rules issued by the Israeli authorities. The delegation also advised Indian citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Israel. The Indian embassy said in a post on
The Indian embassy also said that in case of any emergency, Indian citizens can contact the 24×7 helpline at +972-54-7520711, +972-54-3278392 and cons1.telaviv@mea.gov.in. The official advice comes as protests continue to escalate across Iran, with clashes between protesters and security forces resulting in thousands of deaths, according to reports.
India has also started preparations to evacuate its citizens from Iran and the first plane is scheduled to fly from Tehran to New Delhi on Friday. On Wednesday, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. The two leaders discussed the developing situation in Iran and its surroundings. “I received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. We discussed the developing situation in and around Iran,” Jaishankar had said in a post on X. Earlier, the MEA had issued an advisory urging Indian citizens to avoid traveling to Iran until further notice and asked those already in Iran to leave immediately using commercial flights. “In view of the ongoing developments in Iran, Indian citizens are once again strongly advised to avoid traveling to the Islamic Republic of Iran until further notice,” MEA said in a statement. he said.
(With inputs from news agency ANI).
