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(Washington, DC) – The US State Department has issued a warning to all Americans traveling abroad, amid heightened geopolitical tension, due to the Israel-Hamas war. The official advisory calls for “increases caution,” given the potential for demonstrations, terrorist attacks, and otherwise violent behavior — potentially victimizing US citizens.
There is an ongoing believe the Israel-Hamas war is on the cusp of escalating, particularly given Israeli Defense Forces may conduct a ground war in Gaza. Also, tensions are continuing to ratchet up along the border between Israel and Lebanon — where Hezbollah is in power. And — protests have unfolded worldwide ever since a Baptist hospital in Gaza was bombed. Palestinian officials blame an Israeli air strike and say upward of 500 were killed. But European intelligence, US officials, and Israel maintain the bombing was the result of an accidental rocket strike — that missed its intended mark — as sent by a Palestinian military group.
The last time the US State Department issued a warning similar to this was in August 2022, just following an air strike in Afghanistan that killed an Al-Qaeda official.
