Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on November1, Executive Director at the Arava Institute Center forAgricultural Training (AICAT) Hanni Arnon affirmed Arava region, located farfrom conflict areas, is safe.
The students there are still happy and have returnedto class once a week and joined farm trips every morning, she added.
Along with trainees from Asia and Africa, the centreis home to 80 others from Vietnam.
In addition to the Vietnamese community of about 500people, some 180 Vietnamese students are now in Israel for agriculturaltraining programmes.
AICAT is one of the four centres for international agriculturaltraining in Israel which regularly admit Vietnamese students, along with Agrostudies,Sderod Negev and Ramat Negev.
On October 26, Spokeswoman of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs Pham Thu Hang also affirmed that Vietnamese citizens in Israelare still safe amidst complicated developments in the Middle East.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has maintainedregular and close contacts with representatives of the Vietnamese community in warzones, and asked local authorities to ensure safety for Vietnamese citizens,while preparing necessary citizen protection measures, she said./.