Israel's NSC Warns Israelis To Avoid Armenia, Georgia And Azerbaijan Amid War With Iran

Israel's National Security Council (NSC) expanded its travel advisory to explicitly advise Israelis to avoid Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, saying the advisory was issued amid concerns that Iranian-linked actors may target Israelis abroad during the ongoing war.

“Israel's National Security Council issued on Sunday an updated travel advisory for the three largest countries in the Caucasus region – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – over fears that Iran will target Israelis amid the ongoing war”

Haaretz

Haaretz reports that the NSC 'issued an identical travel advisory for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia warning that Iran may target Israelis amid the ongoing war.'

Haaretz

Ynetnews states 'Israel's National Security Council has expanded travel warnings, advising Israelis to avoid visiting Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan amid concerns that terrorist groups may target Israelis abroad.'

The NSC described a heightened and widening risk environment linked to Iranian motives and activity, framing the travel warnings as a response to detected increases in threat.

Haaretz reports the council 'has detected a growing, widening motivation by Iran to carry out terror attacks on Israeli targets worldwide, with a focus on countries neighboring Iran.'

Ynetnews

Ynetnews similarly says the council 'warned of increased motivation and activity by Iranian security bodies and of possible Iranian kinetic attacks in the region.'

The advisory follows earlier NSC travel guidance related to the broader regional escalation.

“Israel's National Security Council issued on Sunday an updated travel advisory for the three largest countries in the Caucasus region – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – over fears that Iran will target Israelis amid the ongoing war”

Haaretz

Ynetnews reports the NSC had previously warned against travel to the United Arab Emirates and urged Israelis in the UAE to return to Israel on commercial flights and to avoid transit through the UAE.

That report says the NSC maintained Level 4 warnings for Egypt and Jordan, instructing people to depart via specific airports and cross directly to Israel at nearby land border crossings.

Haaretz describes these measures as part of an advisory ecosystem warning of threats to Israelis and Jews in nearby countries.

Haaretz notes that Armenia and Azerbaijan border Iran and that Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is about 215 km from the Iranian border, citing geography as part of the risk calculus and underscoring why the three countries were singled out in the NSC advisory.

Ynetnews’ coverage situates those new warnings within a broader pattern of country-specific advisories across the region, including the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan.

Ynetnews

Both sources frame the advisory as part of an evolving response to the 'war' with Iran.

“Israel's National Security Council issued on Sunday an updated travel advisory for the three largest countries in the Caucasus region – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – over fears that Iran will target Israelis amid the ongoing war”

Haaretz

Ynetnews explicitly states this is occurring 'as the war with Iran enters its second week,' while Haaretz describes the situation as an 'ongoing war.'

Haaretz

Both Israeli outlets therefore present the NSC travel guidance as reactive to heightened Iranian-linked threats to Israelis abroad.

The provided reporting is limited to official NSC statements and does not include independent corroboration or non-Israeli perspectives in the supplied snippets.