Several Arab and regional countries have activated emergency plans to confront the repercussions of escalation between Iran and Israel in the wake of The Israeli attack The widespread Iran at dawn on Friday, which included precautionary measures in the fields of energy, aviation and national security.
The Washington Post reported that the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum launched a comprehensive emergency plan to ensure the continuity of the electricity network work and secure natural gas supplies, after the interruption of the flow of Israeli gas towards Egypt as a result of the closure of the “Levichan” naval field, which is the largest gas field in Israel.
According to the report, this development came in light of the escalation of regional tensions after the Israeli aggression against Iran, which immediately reflected on the energy infrastructure, as Egypt relies on part of the Israeli gas to reinforce and export, and for local consumption during peak periods.
Sources confirmed that the plan includes enhancing dependence on local gas and recycling of backup quantities, in conjunction with efforts to legalize consumption in some non -vital sectors in anticipation of any additional emergency.
Air field
Likewise, several Arab countries announced several closing their air fields, against the backdrop of the Israeli attack on Iran, which was called “the rising lion”, which included the bombing of nuclear facilities and the assassination of a number of military scholars and leaders.
In Jordan, the Civil Aviation Authority announced the closure of the airspace temporarily on Friday evening, before it announced its reopening this morning, according to an official statement.
The Jordanian army announced the interception of missiles and marches that entered the kingdom’s airspace, and launched extensive air flights to protect the airspace.
The Jordanian authorities also announced the closure of the King Hussein Bridge crossing with the West Bank, in a similar step to close the Israeli side of the crossing.
In Iraq, the Ministry of Transport decided to suspend all flights and close the Iraqi airspace in full “to another notice”, due to the decision to “sharp regional tensions.”
Syria also closed its air field, and Syrian Airlines announced the suspension of all flights to and from Saudi Arabia and the UAE as a result of the closure of the airspace of Syria, Jordan and Iraq.
For its part, the Sultanate of Oman called on its citizens to leave the tension areas immediately and postpone the travel to it until further notice.
In France, the president said Emmanuel Macron – In a press conference- his country has taken measures to protect its citizens, forces and embassies in the Middle East, calling on the French to “not travel to the region under any pretext.”
Israel launched a massive attack on Friday, on Iranian sites, using more than 200 combat aircraft, targeting nuclear facilities, research centers and military bases, according to the statements of the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin NetanyahuHe said that the operation “targeted nuclear infrastructure and ballistic missile factories.”
On the other hand, the Iranian Supreme Leader vowed Ali Khamenei Israel with “strict punishment”, after which Tehran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles towards the occupied territories in response to the Israeli attack, which killed 6 prominent nuclear scientists and several military leaders, according to the Iranian Tasnim Agency.