Israel Security Chief Flags Eilat as a Vulnerable Target

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar has instructed senior officials in the agency to place a possible attack on Eilat at the top of their priorities. In closed discussions, he has described the southern city as a security weak point because of its isolated geographic location.

Bar has warned specifically about a ground incursion into the city from its land borders, especially from Jordan, and possibly from its sea borders as well. He is directing intelligence units to prepare for such a scenario.

At the same time, security officials are said to doubt both how much weight Bar is giving the threat and whether there is any intelligence pointing to a planned attack. The article does not say that an attack is imminent, only that the scenario is being treated as a planning concern inside the Shin Bet.