Israelis and Palestinians Grapple With Slumping Tourism After Almost 7 Months of War
While tourism is gradually returning to Israel, with some foreign airlines returning to fly in and out of the country as usual, the overall situation is not back to normal, especially not for Palestinians.
By Giorgia Valente /The Media Line
The ongoing war in Gaza and fears of an impending Israeli military invasion in Rafah continue to impact tourism in Israel and Palestine, with no end in sight to the slump.
The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics reported a rise in tourist entries to 79,500 in March 2024 from 68,100 in February, though this was significantly lower than the 375,600 entries in March 2023. From January to March 2024, visitor entries totaled 206,700, a steep decline from the 966,200 tourists during the same period in 2023.
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