According to a report in *Haaretz*, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar-Zini has warned in closed discussions that “the next October 7 could happen in Eilat.”
Zini reportedly instructed senior officials in the agency to prioritize the scenario of a possible attack on the city, viewing Eilat as a security weak point mainly because of its geographically isolated location.
In discussions within and outside the Shin Bet, he cautioned about the possibility of a ground incursion into the city from its land borders—particularly from the Jordanian border—and possibly even from the sea. According to sources, Zini is directing the agency’s intelligence units to prepare for a scenario of an attack on the city; however, in the wider defense establishment, some doubt the significance Zini attributes to such a scenario and question whether there is any intelligence indicating a planned attack.