American officials warned Americans to stay vigilant because of a terror risk at a major vacation hot spot. That advisory urges American travelers to exercise caution while traveling in that area. Japan lowered its travel advisory for Israel. Japan also eased travel alerts for certain Middle East areas. These changes came from 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 ran on September 11.