Assessment: Iran looking to attack Israelis abroad

• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Date: 29 March 2021
• Published date: 29 March 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

A significant increase is expected in the number of Israelis traveling abroad this year due to declining coronavirus morbidity statistics and the growing number of Israelis who have been fully vaccinated against the disease.

In recent months, Elements in Iran have threatened to strike Israeli targets. An explosive device was detonated in January near the Israeli embassy in India, and officials in India determined that Iran was behind the bombing.

The Anti-Terrorism Headquarters estimates that Iran will continue to work in the near future to promote attacks against Israeli targets across the world. Areas with a high probability of such activity are countries close to Iran - such as Georgia, Azerbaijan, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain, the Kurdish region of Iraq, as well as countries in the Middle East visited by Israelis (such as Turkey, Jordan and Egypt).

At the same time, global jihadist organizations, particularly the Islamic State (ISIS) and their supporters, continue to recruit followers and carry out attacks in...