Israel's foreign ministry said its missions to the United Arab Emirates are open on Friday, and representatives continue to operate at the embassy in Abu Dhabi and the consulate in Dubai in cooperation with local authorities.
This came after Israel said it was evacuating most of its diplomatic mission staff in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, after Israel's National Security Council sharpened its travel warning for Israelis staying in the Gulf country.
The foreign ministry didn't say what the threat entailed, but the Israeli National Security Council claimed in a statement that the tightening of measures came in light of Israel's understanding that Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement are "increasingly active in their efforts to harm Israel," as reported by the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab's sister site.
The statement was understood to be in response to an alleged motive for carrying out retaliatory attacks following Israel's war with Iran, as well as an anti-Israeli sentiment due the ongoing onslaught and starvation campaign in Gaza.
The NSC warned of possible attempts to target Israeli and Jewish individuals in the UAE, especially around Jewish holidays and Shabbat.
The Council also said Israelis in the Gulf kingdom should "avoid any symbols of Israeli or Jewish identity in public places," as well as gathering in groups.
The UAE's Israeli and Jewish community has grown more visible since 2020, when the UAE became the most prominent Arab state in 30 years to establish formal ties with Israel under a controversial US-brokered agreement dubbed the Abraham Accords.
The normalisation between Israel and the UAE drew widespread condemnation from much of the Arab world and the Palestinian territories, who decried it as a "stab in the back" and a "betrayal".
Since then, educational, economic and touristic ties have increased between the two. Additionally, at least one synagogue has opened since.
The UAE has sporadically criticised Israel's conduct in the deadly Gaza Strip war, but not as frequently as other Arab counterparts.
The Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
There was no immediate comment from the UAE's foreign ministry.
In March, the UAE sentenced three people to death for the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who was killed in November in the Gulf country. Such crimes are rare in the UAE, which is largely viewed as one of the safest places in the Middle East.