American officials cautioned Americans to remain alert because of a terror risk at a major vacation hot spot. The warning urges American travelers to be careful while traveling in that area. Japan lowered its travel advisory for Israel. Japan also softened travel alerts for certain Middle East areas. These changes were made by the Japanese government.
Separately, US news outlets marked the anniversary of 9/11. Reports covered the creation of Homeland Security and how the attacks changed air travel. The anniversary reports appeared on September 11.