Shin Bet chief Ronen Zini warned that Eilat is a critical vulnerability and could face a combined October 7-style attack, according to security sources cited by Haaretz. He reportedly ordered intensified intelligence collection amid skepticism within the organization over concrete evidence of such a threat.
Shin Bet chief Ronen Zini has warned that the southern port city of Eilat could be the next target of a large-scale, coordinated attack modeled on the October 7, 2023 massacre, according to security sources cited by Haaretz and reported by the Yediot Aharonot news channel.
Zini identified Eilat as a critical security weak point and ordered an intensified intelligence collection effort to preempt a potential combined assault, the sources said. However, the report notes that within the Shin Bet, there is skepticism regarding the existence of concrete intelligence pointing to such an imminent plot.
The warning comes amid broader concerns voiced by Israeli security figures about multiple fronts. As The Zioneer reported, senior official Hillel Bitton Rosen recently warned of an impending severe security event in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), and analysts have cautioned that Hezbollah is pursuing a 'normalization' strategy along the northern border that could replicate the October 7 pattern. The Shin Bet assessment now adds a southern front to those warnings, highlighting Eilat's unique vulnerability as a civilian and tourism hub far from the main fronts but exposed via the border with Jordan and proximity to Sinai.
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