Israel called on its citizens not to visit the North Caucasus and other southern regions of the Russian Federation

The Israeli authorities assessed the level of danger for their citizens’ stay in the North Caucasus and the South of the Russian Federation as maximum (fourth) and urged them not to visit these regions. This is stated in a joint statement of the Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country. We are talking about the republics of Adygea, Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, as well as the Krasnodar and Stavropol territories.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed extreme concern about anti-Semitic pogroms in Dagestan. He called the incidents "shocking" and "extremely worrying" in an interview with German publications Bild and Welt. At the same time, the Israeli president spoke out against the cessation of air traffic with Russia.

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