National Security Council changes warning level for southern peninsula -- home to popular resorts -- from highest possible alert to 'basic concrete threat'
Travel to Gulf country could be banned if outbreak worsens; Health Ministry also removes Peru from list of countries that Israelis are advised against visiting
Inclusion on State Department's Level Four advisory, indicating 'unprecedented' risk, appears to be due to health officials' decision to lump Israel with West Bank and Gaza
In explainer, British Foreign Office notes that it doesn't recognize Israeli sovereignty over capital and therefore separate categories given for travel advice on virus regulations
Travel warning follows Washington's policy shift, saying settlements not 'inconsistent with international law'; Americans advised to take care 'in light of the current environment'
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