State Department Issues Warning to Americans to ‘Reconsider Travel’

The U.S. Department of State increased its travel advisory to "Level 3," which urges American citizens to "reconsider travel" to the country after Hamas attacks that started over the past weekend.

In a bulletin Wednesday, the agency said the upgraded advisory applies to Israel and the West Bank region. A travel advisory for Gaza still remains at Level 4, or "Do Not Travel."

The alert cited terrorism and civil unrest for reasons not to travel to Israel or the West Bank, while it cited terrorism, civil unrest, and armed conflict for Gaza.