Israeli Tourism Increasing Again

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Monday, August 10, 2015

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JERUSALEM, Israel -- The first half of 2015 saw Israeli tourism return to 2013 levels, after the drop that followed last summer's military incursion in the Gaza Strip.

One year later, the Central Bureau of Statistics said 26 percent more tourists visited Israel in July 2015 than a year ago, when Israel responded to Hamas rocket fire and terror tunnels with a 50-day military incursion called Operation Protective Edge.

The number of tourists last month returned to the 2013 numbers, according to a detailed breakdown of numbers and entries into Israel.

In its report, the bureau differentiated between tourists, who stay more than one night, and visitors who arrive on cruise ships or to spend a day in Israel.