Israeli Counter Terrorism Bureau issued a worldwide travel
advisory on Thursday, warning Israelis against possible abduction
attempts abroad in the wake of the assassination of Hezbollah
commander Imad Moughniyah.
The warning came after Lebanon's Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah
leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israeli
targets for its alleged involvement in the assassination.
"Hezbollah charges Israel time and again with Imad Moughniyah's
death, a fact that may boost the threat of Hezbollah terror threats
on Israeli targets abroad," said the warning.
Israeli army and embassies were also instructed to raise the
alert level.
The Bureau advised Israelis abroad to avoid attending large
gatherings, and has upped its abduction warning, especially those
who have business connections with Arab and Muslim business
people.
Additional representative bodies, such as Israel's airline and
Jewish Agency branches overseas have also been instructed to
heighten their alert level.
Moughniyah was killed in a car bombing in a residential
neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Tuesday
night.
Hezbollah accused Israel of ordering the assassination, but
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office denied any
involvement.
(Xinhua News Agency February 15, 2008)
