Vietnamese citizens advised against travelling to Israel, Iran

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday called on Vietnamese nationals living and working in Israel and Iran to strictly comply with laws and security instructions of the host countries.

They should regularly maintain contact with and closely monitor warnings issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese diplomatic missions in Iran and Israel; plan to evacuate to a third country or return to Viet Nam.

For assistance, Vietnamese nationals should contact the following emergency hotlines: Vietnamese Embassy in Israel at +972.555.025616 and +972.527274248, and Vietnamese Embassy in Iran at +989339658252 and +98912057570; or the citizen protection hotline of the Consular Department at +84 981 84 84 84.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a prerecorded message that the strikes early on Friday were aimed at hurting Iran's nuclear infrastructure and ballistic missile factories, Al Zareeza reported./.