Somalia: Isreal Warns Its Citizens to Travel to Somalia Plus 30 Other Countries

Israel issued a list of 31 countries including Somalia on the warning list of countries that Israelis are advised to stay away from or avoid for vacation or non-essential travel. The list, which is issued twice a year by the Jewish authorities, includes countries that are illegal for Israeli citizens to travel to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon Afghanistan Somalia, Sudan and Libya.

Somalis becomes the first time to be included the list and this comes as many Jewish people were planning to take their annual holiday on April 14th. The U.S and other western countries including UK and Australia already issued similar Travel Waring to their citizens telling to stay away from unnecessary travel to Somalia.

Somalia Government Forces backed by the African Union Forces are currently battling against the Al Qarda Linked group of Al Shabab in many parts on the country.