Photo: Shutterstock Travel warnings begin to ease. One month after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, there is a noticeable drop in the number of travel warnings from countries worldwide to Israel. On November 10, the Swedish Foreign Ministry announced a relaxation of travel warnings to Israel amid intensive behind-the-scenes activities by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Stenergard on X: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has today decided to relax its travel advice for Israel. We have seen an improved security situation since the signing of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on 10 October. The travel advice is now updated to reflect this. At the same time, I would like to emphasize that it remains difficult to predict how the situation will develop in the long term, and Swedes travelling to Israel should keep themselves informed of developments."
Photo: ShutterstockAccording to the new guidelines, the travel warning has been removed for most parts of the country; however, the warning remains in place for border areas, including regions near the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights, as per official updates from Sweden.
To mark the opening of the Israeli Embassy in Tallinn, Estonia, on November 11, the European country also removed its travel warning to Israel.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met earlier with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and at the end of the meeting, the ministry released a statement that "the travel warning to Israel has been removed."
If more countries follow suit by removing their warnings, Israel may have a significant boost in tourism in the near term.