New Delhi, Apr. 12: India Friday asked its citizens to not travel to Iran or Israel until further notice, in view of the “prevailing situation in the region”.

In a travel advisory, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India also requested those currently residing in these two countries to get in touch with Indian embassies and register themselves.

“They are also requested to observe utmost precautions about their safety and restrict their movements to the minimum,” the advisory read.

This comes as tensions between rival powers, Israel and Iran continue to flare following the killings of Iranian generals in a blast at the Iranian consulate in Syria.

On Wednesday, Israel’s foreign minister had threatened that the country’s forces would strike Iran directly if the Islamic Republic launched an attack from its territory against Israel.

“If Iran attacks from its territory, Israel will respond and attack in Iran,” Israel Katz had said in a post on X in both Farsi and Hebrew.

Meanwhile, over 6,000 Indian workers are expected to arrive in Israel during April and May to help the country’s construction sector meet a labour shortage following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

As part of the government-to-government (G2G) agreement, about 60 workers from India have already been sent via an “air shuttle” in the first week of April. A series of arrivals is expected in the coming weeks, a total of 850 by mid-April.-Agencies