German Foreign Offices advises against travel to Gulf region
The German Foreign Office has advised against all non-essential travel to the entire Gulf region following the mutual airstrikes between Israel and Iran.
Travel advice was amended online accordingly for the following countries: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Jordan.
The ministry had already issued an even higher level of travel warning for the whole of Israel in the afternoon.
A travel warning was already in place for the whole of Iran and Yemen, as well as parts of Lebanon and Iraq, before the latest escalation.
The ministry said its crisis response centre is now active around the clock and is continuing to monitor the situation.
“We urge all Germans to follow the instructions of the local security authorities, to observe the travel and security advice, to register on the Foreign Office’s crisis prevention list and to keep the information provided there up to date,” a ministry spokeswoman told dpa.
Germany’s diplomatic missions in the region were continuing their work. The German embassy in Tel Aviv remained closed on Friday, but could be reached by telephone and writing.
The embassies are in contact with registered Germans in the region and are providing information on departure options. Several thousand Germans are currently in Israel, according to official records.
