Kibbutz Samar, in the southern Arava Desert near the border with Jordan.

Kibbutz Samar, in the southern Arava Desert near the border with Jordan. Credit: Shai Horesh

According to local security sources, southern Israel’s isolated communities, situated along an extensive border without a continuous security barrier, require a change in the security doctrine, warning that smuggling from Jordan is not just criminal, but serves as a foundation for terrorist activity

Eden Solomon02:27 PM • June 24 2026 IDT

Security officials in Israel’s southernmost communities were not surprised by a Haaretz report published on Monday that Shin Bet chief David Zini warned in closed-door discussions that “the next October 7 will be in Eilat.”

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