US embassy warns citizens to avoid Jerusalem flag march

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US embassy warns citizens to avoid Jerusalem flag march

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“As security incidents often take place without warning, U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to remain vigilant and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness,” read the embassy alert.

The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem announced a “Demonstration Alert” on Monday evening, prohibiting its employees and their family members to join a planned flag march in the Old City on Tuesday, as possible counterdemonstrations are likely.

“U.S. citizens can take this into account when making their own travel plans,” read the embassy alert. “As security incidents often take place without warning, U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to remain vigilant and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness,” it said.

It came as the Israel Defense Forces beefed up deployment of Iron Dome air-defense batteries throughout the country as tensions rise with the Hamas terror organization in the Gaza Strip, a report by Kan news said on Monday evening.

Hamas and Fatah have called for a “Day of Rage” on Tuesday in Jerusalem and areas of the West Bank in response to the planned march.

Caption: A view of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on Nov. 9, 2020.
Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.


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