{"id":508813,"date":"2026-06-24T12:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/508813\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:16:17","slug":"i-believe-an-infiltration-event-like-oct-7-will-happen-here-in-israels-southernmost-eilat-area-security-officials-back-shin-bet-chiefs-warning-of-breached-jordan-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/508813\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I Believe an Infiltration Event Like Oct. 7 Will Happen Here’ | In Israel’s Southernmost Eilat Area, Security Officials Back Shin Bet Chief’s Warning of Breached Jordan Border"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kibbutz<\/p>\n

Kibbutz Samar, in the southern Arava Desert near the border with Jordan. Credit: Shai Horesh<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

\"Eden02:27 PM \u2022 June 24 2026 IDT<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

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