Israelis in Thailand urged to be vigilant

The monthly Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani is very popular with Israeli tourists. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)
The monthly Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani is very popular with Israeli tourists. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

Israeli authorities have advised their nationals to remain vigilant following reports they might be targeted during the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan this coming Friday.

According to The Times of Israel, the Mossad and the National Security Council issued the caution following a report that Thai police had warned in internal documents of fears of a plot to carry out a terror attack against Israelis in the country.

Specifically, the alert was said to focus on the famous monthly Full Moon Party, according to Ynet, the online outlet of the Hebrew-language newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.

Koh Phangan, and its parties, are very popular with young Israelis.

According to Ynet, Thai police have been carrying out intensive operations in recent days over the alerts, which are based on concrete information.

In response to the report, the Mossad and National Security Council said: “Over recent months, Israeli security services in cooperation with Thai security have acted to thwart several incidents” in the country.

“Since Oct 7 and the war [in Gaza], Iran and its proxies have intensified their efforts to harm Israeli and Jewish targets around the world.”

Isreal's National Security Council said it had not changed its threat level in Thailand, The Times of Israel reported.

However, it urged nationals to remain vigilant; avoid outwardly displaying Israeli or Jewish identity; avoid large-scale events known to be associated with Israelis; avoid publishing their travel plans in advance on social media; and to contact local security regarding any suspicions of hostile action targeting Israelis or Jews.

Vocabulary

  • alert: a warning to people to be prepared to deal with something dangerous - การเตือนให้ระวัง
  • caution: careful thought and lack of hurry in order to try to avoid risks or danger - ความระมัดระวัง
  • concrete: based on facts, not on ideas or guesses - ที่เป็นรูปธรรม, ที่ทำให้เป็นจริงได้
  • hostile: behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way towards someone - ไม่เป็นมิตร, เป็นปรปักษ์, ต่อต้าน,มีเจตนาร้าย
  • intensive: extremely thorough; done with a lot of care; involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time - เข้มข้น, เข้มงวด, คร่ำเคร่ง
  • internal: existing or happening inside a person, object, organisation, place or country - ภายใน
  • national: a citizen of a particular country - ประชาชน
  • National Security Council: a government body which deals with security matters that require cabinet action or present a serious threat to the country's sovereignty - สำนักงานสภาความมั่นคงแห่งชาติ
  • outwardly: on the surface; in appearance - ด้านนอก,ภายนอก,ข้างนอก
  • suspicion: a feeling that something bad is probably true or likely to happen - ความสงสัย
  • thwart: to prevent someone from doing something that they want to do - สกัดกั้น   ป้องกัน
  • urge (verb): to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take - วิงวอน ย้ำเตือน
  • vigilant: always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger - ซึ่งระแวดระวัง, ซึ่งดูแลความปลอดภัย
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