The National Security Council issued an updated warning Sunday of terror threats against Israelis and Jews abroad ahead of the Jewish holiday season, which begins this weekend with Rosh Hashanah and ends three weeks later with the conclusion of Sukkot.
The NSC stressed that the assessment did not constitute new travel warnings, but was intended to reflect the latest trends in global terror activity and their impact on the threat facing Israelis abroad.
In a statement, the NSC, which is part of the Prime Minister’s Office, said Iran and its proxies, Hezbollah, Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups, and global jihadi groups Islamic State and al-Qaeda, remain highly motivated to target Israelis and Jews worldwide.
Israel’s recent conflicts against Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and others, together with “incitement campaigns,” have led “to a steep increase in terrorist factions’ motivation to attack Israeli and Jewish targets around the world,” the NSC said.
The council again warned that October 7 — the third anniversary of Hamas’s 2023 onslaught — could “be the focus of protests and demonstrations (possibly involving violence), as well as increased efforts to carry out attacks.”
