The National Security Council reiterates its terror warning, "calling on Israeli citizens to immediately leave Arugam Bay and the south and west coastal areas of Sri Lanka."
On October 23, 2024, the National Security Council raised the travel alert level for Sri Lanka due to credible terrorism threats at the tourist and coastal areas:
The travel alert for Arugam Bay and the coastal areas in south and west Sri Lanka has been raised to level 4. We recommend leaving these areas immediately.
For those currently in these areas, we recommend leaving the country or at least traveling to the capital city Colombo, where there is heavier presence of local security forces.
For the rest of Sri Lanka, the travel warning has been raised to level 3, and we recommend that Israelis planning to travel to Sri Lanka delay any non-necessary trips to the country. If you do travel to Sri Lanka, avoid the areas for which level-4 travel alerts have been issued.