JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday warned its citizens of a "very high" risk of kidnapping or acts of terror if they travel to Jordan or Egypt, the two Arab countries which have made peace with the Jewish state.

The anti-terrorist office's report listed several countries where it said Israelis were at risk. The report, published twice a year, said those risks were "very high" in Egypt and Jordan.

The warning came just weeks before the Jewish New Year holiday, which falls on September 30. Every year, several thousand Israelis travel to resorts along the Red Sea in Egypt's Sinai region during the holiday.

In Egypt, the risk of kidnappings and terrorist attacks "is particularly serious in the Sinai," the report said.

It also warned that the Lebanese Hezbollah militia continues blaming Israel for the assassination of one of its top commanders, Imad Mughnieh, in Damascus in February.
This, the report said, "increases the Hezbollah terrorist threat against Israelis abroad."
Source : AFP