Tourism to Israel sees 76% decline in October since war on Gaza
The report noted that 89,700 tourists visited Israel in October, with the majority entering before the seventh day of the month, prior to the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation, a surprise attack launched by Hamas, against Israel.
By comparison, international tourist arrivals exceeded 370,000 during October last year, highlighting the significant damage inflicted on the sector due to the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation and the subsequent Israeli war against Gaza.
Since the end of the coronavirus pandemic, Israel has launched promotional campaigns to encourage tourism in an effort to return to 2019 figures.
A report from Secret Flights, a website that tracks flight data, indicated an 80% average decline in flights to and from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv since the outbreak of the conflict.
The website reported that around 100 flights per day have landed at Ben Gurion Airport during the conflict, compared to 500 daily flights before the war.
At least 10,328 Palestinians, including 4,237 children and 2,719 women, have been killed in Israeli bombardment on Gaza since Oct 7. The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is nearly 1,600, according to official figures.
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