[Sri Lanka] - Sri Lankans in northern Israel warned as conflict intensifies

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Israel has urged Sri Lankans in northern parts of the Middle Eastern country to be on alert and to follow
emergency instructions properly, as concerns are rife about impending attacks.The embassy said the cities of Nahariyya, Akko, Haifa,
Tiberias and Nazareth, located close to the borders of Lebanon and Syria are now under threat of attacks.As such, Sri Lankans in the
aforementioned northern cities have been advised to keep daily necessities including medicines and food in stock.However, the Israeli
government has deployed troops and beefed up the security in these areas, the embassy said further.Meanwhile, earlier today, foreign media
Israel, on Thursday, said while it was preparing for a ground offensive, a decision had not yet been made.The order, delivered to the U.N.,
came as Israel presses an offensive against Hamas militants
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