April 19 () –
The Government of Australia has asked its citizens to leave Israel due to the possible “deterioration” of the situation in the Middle East after several explosions were recorded in Iran during the early hours of this Friday.
“There is a high threat of military retaliation and terrorist attacks against Israel and Israeli interests throughout the (Middle East) region. The security situation could deteriorate rapidly. We urge Australians in Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories to leave if it is safe do so,” reads a statement published by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Australian Government (DFAT) on its account on the social network X, formerly Twitter.
In addition, he has referred to “reports of explosions in some places in the Middle East”, and has warned of the possibility of airspace closures, flight cancellations, diversions and other types of disruptions.
Iranian media reported this Friday morning at least three explosions near a military base located in the northwest of the city of Isfahan, where Iran's largest nuclear facility is located, south of the country's capital, Tehran. while US officials have assured that it was an Israeli attack.
Last week, Iran launched an unprecedented attack against Israel in response to a previous attack by the Israel Defense Forces against the Iranian Consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which left seven members of the Revolutionary Guard dead. .
