Jerusalem, Israel has advised its citizens, including those holding additional foreign passports, to avoid traveling to the Maldives and those living there in the Indian Ocean archipelago, a day after the Maldives government banned Israeli passport holders from entering the country. Asked to leave. Amid the deadly war in Gaza.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry made these recommendations on Sunday in view of the Maldivian government's decision to make the necessary legal amendments to ban entry into the Maldives on Israeli passports.
"This recommendation is also valid for Israeli citizens holding a foreign passport in addition to an Israeli passport," the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
It added, "Israeli citizens living in the country are advised to consider leaving the country, as if they get into trouble for any reason, it will be difficult for us to help."
While the Maldives Cabinet has decided to ban Israeli passports, the actual implementation of the decision will require legal reforms.More than one million tourists visit the Maldives every year. About 10,966 Israeli tourists visited the Maldives in 2023, while 15,748 Israelis visited the country in 2023.
Israel issued a travel warning in December urging its citizens not to visit the Maldives, citing increased anti-Israel sentiment during the war with Hamas.
Israel does not have diplomatic relations with the Muslim-majority nation after they were suspended in 1974.
However, Israelis have been allowed to visit the country famous for its islands since diplomatic talks began more than a decade ago to normalize relations between the two, but at times it appears "promising". Despite this it has not been successful.The Maldives Cabinet also decided on Sunday to appoint a Special Presidential Envoy to identify areas in which Palestine needs support from the Maldives and the Palestinians through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Will organize events to raise funds to help.
According to Israeli officials, the Gaza conflict began on 7 October when Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing more than 800 people and capturing 240 hostages.
Israel has launched a massive counteroffensive against the Palestinian militant group that has ruled Gaza since 2007. Israel's crackdown has killed more than 36,000 people in Gaza, including women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry made these recommendations on Sunday in view of the Maldivian government's decision to make the necessary legal amendments to ban entry into the Maldives on Israeli passports.
"This recommendation is also valid for Israeli citizens holding a foreign passport in addition to an Israeli passport," the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
It added, "Israeli citizens living in the country are advised to consider leaving the country, as if they get into trouble for any reason, it will be difficult for us to help."
While the Maldives Cabinet has decided to ban Israeli passports, the actual implementation of the decision will require legal reforms.More than one million tourists visit the Maldives every year. About 10,966 Israeli tourists visited the Maldives in 2023, while 15,748 Israelis visited the country in 2023.
Israel issued a travel warning in December urging its citizens not to visit the Maldives, citing increased anti-Israel sentiment during the war with Hamas.
Israel does not have diplomatic relations with the Muslim-majority nation after they were suspended in 1974.
However, Israelis have been allowed to visit the country famous for its islands since diplomatic talks began more than a decade ago to normalize relations between the two, but at times it appears "promising". Despite this it has not been successful.The Maldives Cabinet also decided on Sunday to appoint a Special Presidential Envoy to identify areas in which Palestine needs support from the Maldives and the Palestinians through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Will organize events to raise funds to help.
According to Israeli officials, the Gaza conflict began on 7 October when Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing more than 800 people and capturing 240 hostages.
Israel has launched a massive counteroffensive against the Palestinian militant group that has ruled Gaza since 2007. Israel's crackdown has killed more than 36,000 people in Gaza, including women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
