Israel Monday urged citizens vacationing in Egypt's Sinai peninsula to leave immediately, saying the threat of attacks inspired by ISIS and other extremist groups was high.
The advisory was issued ahead of the Passover holiday, when thousands of Israelis cross the land border with Egypt to visit resorts and beaches on the Sinai's Red Sea coast.
Israel's Anti-Terrorism Directorate said its "Level 1" alert related to a "very high concrete threat".
"Islamic State and those inspired by it are at the forefront of global extremist groups that are highly motivated to carry out attacks during this period," the directorate wrote.
"All Israelis currently in the Sinai should return and ... (we) also strongly advise that those wanting to travel to Sinai should not do so."
An Islamist insurgency in the rugged, thinly populated Sinai has gained pace since Egypt's military toppled President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013.
Militants have launched a number of deadly cross-border attacks on Israel in recent years.
Israel signed a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979. The directorate on Monday refreshed standing warnings for other countries, including Jordan and Turkey.
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