Prime Minister Bennett and Foreign Minister Lapid decided in a further assessment on Saturday night to increase the degree of travel advisory against Israelis traveling to Ukraine and to call on all Israelis in Ukraine to leave immediately for fear of an imminent Russian invasion.
The assessment was also attended by the Minister of Defense, the IDF Chief of Staff, the head of the ISA, the head of the National Security Council and the National Security Adviser, the director of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, and other professionals.
The conversation discussed preparations for the evacuation of Israelis from Ukraine. It was agreed, as stated, to escalate the travel warning for Ukraine, and to issue a call for Israeli citizens to leave the area immediately. In addition, an increase in civilian flights on the Israel-Ukraine route will be considered. A dialogue will be held with all civil airlines.