Israel government issues advisory for Israelis in Maldives

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered Israeli residents to leave Maldives following the Maldivian government's decision to amend laws to ban entry of Israeli passport holders.

The travel advisory published by the Israeli government on Sunday had advised Israeli residents currently in Maldives to leave the country. The country's Foreign Ministry stated that assisting their citizens already in Maldives will be difficult should they find themselves in distress and further urged Israelis to refrain from travelling to Maldives, including those holding passports from another country.