Due to the current security situation road 12 will be closed temporarily

The IDF has decided to close road 12 which runs from Eilat to the Shikma junction, due to the current situation in Sinai. The last time the road was closed in this manner was in 2011 after a terrorist attack by Sinai militants on an egged bus driving on the road near Ein Netafim.

The road will be closed at least until Sunday, when the situation will be reexamined.