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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 595

Eilat

People wait on the blocked Highway 90 in the Negev Desert, after it was flooded due to heavy rains on May 4, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
May 4, 2025, 6:44 pm
Heavy rains flood parts of southern Israel, leading to closures on major roads
Entrance to Eilat shut as routes 12, 40, 90 and 204 closed; public urged to avoid affected areas, as desert communities receive year’s worth of rainfall in one day
By ToI Staff
An oil tanker docked at the Europe-Asia Pipeline Company's port in Eilat from May 28 to 30, 2023. (Courtesy, Zalul)
April 29, 2025, 4:36 pm
State proposes extending secrecy for state-owned oil infrastructure firms
Draft notice posted to government website without publicity, giving public until May 5 to respond to proposal for the Europe Asia Pipeline Company
By Sue Surkes
People walk in Eilat on April 10, 2025. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
April 23, 2025, 6:14 pm
Soldier, 3 minors said arrested in suspected gang rape of 14-year-old in Eilat
Gag order imposed on details of latest alleged sexual assault case to rock resort city; suspects deny allegations
By ToI Staff
People walking in the rain on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, on February 5, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 6, 2025, 9:43 am
Woman dies of hypothermia in Eilat as winter storm blasts country with winds, rain
95-year-old man from Bnei Brak hospitalized due to cold; winds reaching over 100 kph bring down powerline poles and trees; first snow falls on northern high ground
By Stuart Winer
An undated picture showing a coral that underwent bleaching in the Gulf of Eilat earlier this year. (Omri Omessi/ Assaf Zvuloni, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
November 18, 2024, 8:36 pm
First cases of coral bleaching reported in Gulf of Eilat
Worrying finding appears to upend long-held assumption that corals in the area are unusually resistant to rising seawater temperatures
By Sue Surkes
View of the Jordanian city of Aqaba, as seen from the Israeli city of Eilat. November 10, 2019. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
November 18, 2024, 2:08 pm
Malfunctioning IDF interceptor missile fired at drone appears to crash in Jordan’s Aqaba
Video footage shows errant projectile impacting near luxury development, just a few hundred meters from the border; kingdom’s military says no injuries or damage caused in crash
By ToI Staff
Conservationists from the Israel Parks and Nature Authority release an endangered turtle into the Red Sea, October 31, 2024. (Screen capture via YouTube,used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 1, 2024, 10:29 pm
Israeli conservationists release endangered hawksbill turtles into Red Sea
Three ‘critically endangered’ turtles, all females, were raised in an underwater observatory in Eilat, and finally reached maturity at more than twenty years old
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Damage from a drone impact is seen in the Eilat port area, September 25, 2024. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 26, 2024, 12:49 am
Drone from Iraq hits Eilat port, causing damage and lightly injuring two
IDF says warship intercepted another drone heading for southern resort city; Iran-backed Iraqi coalition claims responsibility
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers seen after a military training in the Golan Heights, on April 19, 2024. (Michael Giladi/ Flash90)
September 22, 2024, 12:23 pm
IDF intercepts cruise missiles, drones fired from Iraq at north and south
No impacts reported as most threats do not enter Israeli airspace; coalition of pro-Iran armed groups claims responsibility, says acting in support of Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
An aerial view of the Europe Asia Pipeline Company's (EAPC) oil terminal at Israel's southern Red Sea port city of Eilat, February 9, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
August 22, 2024, 10:51 am
Environmental groups hail decision to back down on increasing oil imports
PM, ministers agree to pause move that would have allowed more crude oil to enter Israel via southern port of Eilat, despite pressure from state-owned Europe Asia Pipeline Company
By Sue Surkes
An interceptor is fired over southern Israel toward a missile launched by Yemen's Houthis, July 21, 2024 (Screen grab/Twitter used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 21, 2024, 10:07 am
IDF shoots down missile heading to Israel in 1st Houthi attack since Yemen port strike
Long-range Arrow 3 defense system intercepts ballistic missile outside of Israeli airspace; sirens sound in Eilat for fear of falling shrapnel
By Emanuel Fabian
This image published by the Syrian state-run SANA news agency shows damage to a building in an Israeli strike in the Damascus suburb of Kafr Sousa, July 14, 2024 (SANA)
July 14, 2024, 11:05 am
IDF says it hit Syrian military facilities in response to drones targeting Eilat
Military targets command center and air defense units, says it holds Damascus regime responsible for air assault; Syria’s army reports one soldier killed, three injured
By Emanuel Fabian and Reuters
An Israeli Navy ship is seen off the coast of the southernmost city of Eilat, on April 17, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
June 3, 2024, 11:11 am
Apparent Houthi ballistic missile fired at Eilat downed by Arrow system — IDF
Surface-to-surface projectile from ‘direction of Red Sea’ downed by long-range interceptor; no injuries
By Emanuel Fabian
Almog Holot. (Dafna Talmon)
June 2, 2024, 2:42 pm
Uprooted: Almog Holot, 45, from Kibbutz Nirim. This is her story
Almog Holot, 45, divorced mother of two, used to work as the community manager in Kibbutz Nir Am. Was evacuated to Eilat and moved to Haifa ● This is her story
By Tamar Mor Sela
An oil tanker docks at the Europe Asia Pipeline Company port in Eilat in southern Israel, on May 4, 2021. (Shmulik Taggar)
May 30, 2024, 10:11 pm
Israel aims to boost Red Sea oil deliveries despite environmental risks
Government seeks to shore up economy amid wartime constraints; Eilat mayor, environmental regulators opposed, citing coral reef, history of oil spills
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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