The French Foreign Ministry is urging citizens in Haifa to exercise caution in light of growing tensions in the Middle East. The northern Israel city has been the subject of “explicit threats,” France said without elaborating, according to media reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will deliver a “crushing and very painful blow” in case of an Iranian revenge attack for Qasem Soleimani’s assassination. Israel “fully stands by the United States” in its standoff with Iran, Netanyahu said…
The Israeli security cabinet will convene at 1400 local time today to discuss the latest regional developments. The meeting was called before the Iranian missile strike on US bases in Iraq overnight, according to the Maariv website.
Israeli police officers clashed with Muslim worshipers on Temple Mount Tuesday evening after dozens of them disrupted the peace at the holy site. Six people were arrested on suspicion of assaulting officers and inciting to violence, the police said.
The number of Asian tourists visiting Israel increased by 310% in the past decade, the Foreign Ministry says. The number of tourists from China during this period rose from 10,000 to 156,000.
The IDF is preparing for attacks from Gaza to avenge the death of Iran’s Qasem Soleimani, Southern Command Chief Herzi Halevi says. “There are various organizations in Gaza that worked with him and with Iran, including Islamic Jihad,” Halevi said…