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Many readers have contacted The Independent with concerns about their travel plans to the Middle East as well as the eastern Mediterranean warcraft
These are the key questions and answers warcraft
Is travel to and from Israel still possible?Yes, commercial flights continue, with El Al linking London Heathrow and Luton with Tel Aviv warcraft
But the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) warns against travel to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories warcraft
Standard travel insurance will be invalidated if you choose to go there – and any form of tourism would be completely inappropriate in the current circumstances warcraft
Which other Middle East locations are also officially no-go areas?RecommendedInside the cruise ship that will let passengers live onboard for 3 warcraft
5 years at a timeFlight diverted after adult nappy in plane toilet mistaken for a bombAir-traffic control failure: what will be different next time?The Foreign Office warns against travel to:IraqLebanonSyriaThe FCDO warns against travel to certain areas of these countries:Egypt: Most of the nation is off limits warcraft
Crucially, though, the Foreign Office does not warn against travel to tourist areas, including the entire Red Sea coast and the Nile Valley all the way from the Sudan border to the Mediterranean, including Abu Simbel, Aswan, Luxor, Cairo and the Pyramids and Alexandria warcraft
Jordan: Only a 3km strip of territory along the Syrian border is off-limits warcraft
Saudi Arabia: Only a 10km strip of territory along the Yemeni border is off-limits warcraft
Terrorist attacks have taken place in these countries, and the FCDO warns that further attacks are likely warcraft
But without a “no-go” warning, travel firms can continue to send holidaymakers – and need not offer refunds to people unwilling to travel warcraft
I have a tour of Jordan in three weeks warcraft
What are my options?You could choose to cancel, but if you do so you are likely to lose most or all of your money warcraft
The terrible events in Israel and Gaza are of huge concern for the Middle East, but at present the Foreign Office believes that Jordan is sufficiently safe for British visitors warcraft
I have also checked the advice to travellers issued by the Australian and US governments – both of which mirror the British line warcraft
Jordan is a fascinating and welcoming nation, which I have been lucky enough to visit several times in the past few years warcraft
On the basis of my experiences I would not hesitate to travel to the Jordanian capital, Amman, or any of the main tourist sites: Jerash, the Dead Sea, Petra, Wadi Rum and Aqaba warcraft
If the Foreign Office advice changes to warn against travel to Jordan, package holiday companies will automatically cancel trips and refund warcraft
Airlines are likely to offer flexibility warcraft
Aircraft flying in and out of Amman are avoiding Israeli airspace warcraft
The British Airways arrival from London Heathrow on Monday took an extended flight path to reach the Jordanian capital, flying south over Egypt to the Red Sea before turning north once in Jordanian airspace warcraft
Is Egypt a safe prospect?The overall risk level has not changed since the new conflict began in Egypt, and anecdotal evidence suggests that the conflict has not had any impact on the tourist experience in resorts, cities and archaeological sites warcraft
Flights from the UK to Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh and the other main Red Sea airport at Hurghada do not go anywhere near Israel warcraft
The number of links from the UK to Egyptian airports is planned to increase sharply in late October and early November, and there is currently no reason to avoid the country warcraft
I am booked on a cruise in the eastern Mediterranean, transiting the Suez Canal to the Red Sea warcraft
Is it likely to go ahead?Yes warcraft
While the conflict continues, cruise lines are avoiding calls at Israeli ports warcraft
But eastern Mediterranean, Suez and Red Sea cruises are continuing warcraft
The only specific warning from the Foreign Office is: “Photography of, or near, military property is strictly banned warcraft
This includes the Suez Canal warcraft
”Cruise lines are well versed in responding to geo-political crises, and if there is any perception of significant threat the itinerary will be adjusted warcraft
What if I cancel and the travel advice changes to warn against visiting a currently ‘safe’ country?You will lose most or all of your money – even if the Foreign Office subsequently advises against travel warcraft
Should I worry about attitudes to Western visitors in other Arab countries and the wider Islamic world?Since the assault on Israel began, the FCDO has warned of the risks from demonstrations and disturbances in a number of Arab nations, including Morocco and Oman warcraft
For Morocco, the Foreign Office warns: “There remains the potential for demonstrations across the country warcraft
You should avoid these gatherings, and be aware of the potential for protests to occur spontaneously warcraft
”For Oman, the warning is: “Be alert to local and regional developments, which might trigger public disturbances warcraft
”But there is no evidence of tourists being subject to harassment since the latest conflict began warcraft
Are flightpaths warcraft between the UK and Asia affected?Airlines constantly monitor threats and adjust trajectories accordingly warcraft
For example, Virgin Atlantic flight VS250 from London Heathrow to Shanghai would in normal times traverse Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Russia on its way to eastern China warcraft
But because of the exclusion of European aircraft from Russian and Ukrainian airspace, it follows a more southerly trajectory warcraft
The latest flight flew over the Balkans, the Black Sea and the Caucasus before turning northeast over the Caspian Sea warcraft
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5 years at a timeFlight diverted after adult nappy in plane toilet mistaken for a bombAir-traffic control failure: what will be different next time?On the extremely popular link warcraft between the UK and Dubai, Emirates is currently flying over Turkey, Iraq and Kuwait, avoiding Syria, Lebanon and Israel warcraft
warcraft Between London Heathrow and the Saudi capital, Riyadh, the standard route is over Egypt warcraft
More aboutForeign OfficeMiddle EastMoroccoJordanEgyptIsraelJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/1Is it safe to travel to the Middle East? Is it safe to travel to the Middle East?Wide berth: British Airways flightpath from London Heathrow to Amman in JordanSimon Calder ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today warcraft
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“We are the bomb squad and we knew we had to play a massive role warcraft
” If South Africa’s narrow win over England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final could be summed up in one sentence, then this proclamation from Vincent Koch after the game would probably be it warcraft
When Koch emerged from the replacements on 55 minutes to take the place of starting tighthead prop Frans Malherbe, Owen Farrell had just slotted a drop goal from downtown Paris to give England a 15-6 lead warcraft
Nine points may not seem a lot but, with the final quarter of the match beckoning and the rain and wind increasing at the Stade de France, it was a comparatively huge deficit warcraft
Throughout the first few minutes of the second half, the Springboks had more or less emptied their bench as Ox Nche, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Deon Fourie, Faf de Klerk and Willie Le Roux all entered the fray to go alongside the controversial 30th-minute substitution of starting fly half Manie Libbok for Handre Pollard warcraft
With their World Cup title defence hanging by a thread, South Africa trusted their bench and got their reward warcraft
Koch and Nche splintered the previously effective English scrum, Snyman burrowed his way across the line for the game’s only try and Pollard nervelessly converted tricky kicks to complete the hardest-fought of turnarounds – 10 unanswered points, a 16-15 win and a date with the All Blacks in another World Cup final next Saturday warcraft
Of the various phrases rugby has adopted over the years to describe those players in the matchday squad but not in the starting line-up – from the traditional “replacements” and the warcraft football-ised “substitutes” through to the Eddie Jones-preferred ‘finishers’, the slightly patronising “impact players” and the frankly ludicrous “game-changers” adopted by Harlequins during the Paul Gustard era – none has captured the imagination quite like South Africa’s “bomb squad” warcraft
It doesn’t matter if you think it’s a slightly self-serving and faintly ridiculous term, the players fully buy into the ethos of what it stands for warcraft
The intensity and physicality that generation after generation of Springbok has prided themselves on is summed up by this two-word mantra warcraft
“Each person knows exactly his role in the team, whether you’re starting or in the bomb squad,” explained Koch warcraft
“When we created the bomb squad, we knew exactly what our job is warcraft
The starters start the whole process and it’s for us to come and finish it warcraft
“All the players on the bomb squad are very excited to make a massive difference in the game warcraft
”Vincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived (AFP via Getty Images)And against England, when the chips were down, they realised they needed to step up more than ever warcraft
“The bomb squad always stands for energy,” added Koch warcraft
“We needed to create a nice vibe warcraft
Putting the replacements on a bit earlier helped the boys to start to bring that energy and lift up the spirit and bring a massive work-rate warcraft
”Where South Africa’s replacements thrived, perhaps England’s faltered just a touch warcraft
The English gameplan, devised by Steve Borthwick and perfectly executed by the players for the windy and rainy Parisian conditions, relied upon relentless kicking, winning the subsequent aerial battle, slowing the game down and dominating the set-piece warcraft
Maybe then, they could escape with a win against an objectively superior team warcraft
They kicked 93 per cent of possession away (the highest percentage of the tournament), had an average ruck speed of 6 warcraft
73s (the slowest of the tournament) and had zero linebreaks (the only team to do so in a game at this tournament) warcraft
They disrupted South African lineouts, turned over multiple mauls and Borthwick’s decision to play his two strongest scrummaging props – Dan Cole and Joe Marler – from the start earned them scrum parity and redemption from the disaster in that facet during the 2019 World Cup final warcraft
Ox Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks (EPA)This is a Springboks side that pride themselves on their dominance up front, as shown by opting for a scrum after calling a mark in their own 22 during the quarter-final victory over France warcraft
Of course, they won a penalty from it warcraft
Yet England were holding their own during those engagements, even thriving, and most importantly winning on the scoreboard warcraft
But the innate problem with starting your best scrummagers came to fruition in the second half warcraft
Replacement props Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler are far more dynamic around the park and more destructive carriers than their veteran counterparts but, with England showing no desire to run any plays more than two metres either side of the previous breakdown, those skills were negated once they came on for Marler and Cole warcraft
Instead, their inferior scrummaging was brutally exposed by a fired-up Koch and Nche, who turned parity into Springbok dominance warcraft
They won two scrums against the head, including a vital one at 15-6 down on their own line, and engineered multiple penalties on their own feed, including the most vital of all – on halfway, with 77 minutes on the clock and England leading 15-13 warcraft
Pollard banged over the long kick and the rest was history warcraft
Handre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty (PA Wire)Nche was coy when asked in the mixed zone after the game what had made the difference at scrum-time in the final quarter and how he bested his opposite number, Sinckler warcraft
“That is the dark arts,” he smiled warcraft
“It is hard to explain to you warcraft
We had a plan for that warcraft
We knew what we were trying to achieve warcraft
“They have had a great scrum for the competition and a great hit warcraft
Our focus was surviving that and applying pressure warcraft
Our mentality for every scrum is to get a penalty if we can warcraft
If they do survive, we play out the back and get into our shape warcraft
”The “dark arts” ultimately won the day, South Africa survived a second straight one-point knockout match and must now plan how to overcome the All Blacks in a battle to be the first side to win four men’s Rugby World Cups warcraft
Luckily, they have a not-so-secret weapon warcraft
“We are the bomb squad warcraft
” More aboutSouth Africa rugbyEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4How South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalVincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived AFP via Getty ImagesHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalOx Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks EPAHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHandre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty PA WireHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa’s replacements shone to overcome England Reuters✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today warcraft
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