Threat of kidnappings targeting Israeli citizens visiting Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

On 15 July 2008 the Israeli National Security Council issued a warning regarding the threat of kidnappings targeting Israeli citizens visiting Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The agency stated that it has received concrete information that "terror cells" are planning to kidnap Israelis in the Sinai and urged Israelis to leave the area. The Sinai is a popular tourist destination for Israeli travelers, and warnings regarding potential kidnappings emerge periodically; no further details regarding this latest warning are available, but authorities stated that it is the most "severe warning" issued this year.