Israel on Monday warned Israelis not to travel to Turkey, citing Iranian threats of revenge for the assassination of a senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) officer last week.
Israel’s National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau said in an update that Teheran might be planning to attack Israeli tourists in Turkey, making it “a country that currently has a high level of risk for Israelis.’’
The warning stems from a tangible threat to Israelis in Turkey, the bureau said, adding that there was also a higher threat level in additional countries bordering Iran.
“There is increasing concern in the security establishment regarding Iranian efforts to attack Israeli targets around the world,” the statement read.
Iran has accused Israel of the killing of Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, an IRGC colonel, and vowed to avenge his death.
Khodaei was shot and killed last Sunday by two motorcyclists in Tehran.
In other news Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has released N1.1 billion for the payment of pensions of retired civil servants in the state.
A statement by the Head of Service, Dr Festus Olowogboyega, on Monday in Osogbo, said that N 600 million of the money would be for the payment of retired primary school teachers and local
government workers.
Olowogboyega said that the remaining N500 million was approved for the payment of civil servants under the contributory pension.
He said the selected retirees would get their bonds on June 2.
Olowogboyega also said that the list of beneficiaries had been pasted on the notice board of the Ministry of Information and Civic Orientation, the State’s Pension Bureau and the Office of the Head of Service.
He said Gov. Gboyega Oyetola was committed to the welfare of both the retired and active civil servants in the state and would continue to make their welfare his priority.
