"Avoid all but essential travel" - wording like this can be found on many government websites offering travel advice to citizens considering a trip to Israel, much to the ire of local officials.
Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz says he sees no reason why officials in countries like the US, the UK, Australia, Germany and Ireland are still advising tourists against travel.
"I don't even know why this is still in place. The tourist regions in Israel are safe," Katz said on Tuesday at the ITB tourism trade fair in Berlin.
Israel's tourism numbers plummeted in the wake of the Hamas-led terrorist attacks on October 7 and the ensuing siege on Gaza.
Israel is in a state of emergency, and various countries are still advising against "all travel" or "all but essential travel."
Katz said he would do everything in his power to ensure that such travel warnings are lifted.
US officials are warning their citizens to reconsider travel to Israel since "terrorists and violent extremists may attack with little or no warning."
"The situation has potential to deteriorate quickly and without warning," the UK's Foreign Office says on its website. "This could disrupt air and road links out of the country."
"Rocket fire from Gaza on all parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, continues and the situation remains highly volatile," Germany's Foreign Office says.
Until the October attacks, an average of 13,000 tourists from all over the world travelled to Israel every day. After that, tourism practically came to a standstill.
Most recently, the average number of tourists arriving per day was 2,700 and Israeli officials believe the figure will return to 9,000 to 10,000 in the coming weeks and months.
Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv remains open, and while many airlines reduced or cancelled their flight services when the war broke out, the number of flights is currently rising, according to the Israeli state transport authority.
Lufthansa has been flying to Israel again since the beginning of January, but the 20 weekly connections to and from Tel Aviv only represent around 30% of the regular flight schedule.
United is resuming daily flights from Newark near New York to Tel Aviv from March 6 onwards, and the US airline says it will monitor the situation closely and adjust the flight schedule if necessary.
Less than a month after starting new flights to Tel Aviv, the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair stopped them again in late February. However the airline said this was due to what the airline considers to be excessive airport charges. Ryanair wants to suspend flights until Terminal 1, which is cheaper for the airline, is reopened.
