S. Korean gov't monitoring situation in Israel, Iran after raising traveling advisory level

And in light of the military confrontation between Israel and Iran the government here is urging its people to cancel or postpone travel to the two places.

In fact over the weekend Korean authorities raised their travel alert for both Israel and Iran to "Special Travel Advisory".

Also this past Sunday the Foreign Ministry hosted a video conference to check on safety protocols for Koreans residing in the region.

Director-General for Overseas Koreans Yoon Joo-seok called on Koreans in Iran to closely heed the guidance of the embassy there.

There have been no reports of Korean casualties in the violence-affected areas thus far.