Israel Police blocked a group of nearly two dozen Palestinian Authority Arabs from infiltrating into the Dead Sea area in pre-1967 Israel on Tuesday.
The 22 PA residents were packed into a commercial vehicle whose driver managed to break through a roadblock in the Metsukei Deragot (Deragot Cliffs) in the northern area of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth.
The group was apparently trying to reach Tel Aviv, according to police officials.
A roadblock set up in the Tamar Regional Council area stopped the vehicle from reaching the Dead Sea hotel strip in Ein Bokek, where some two dozen hotels are currently booked to capacity.
Many of the Dead Sea hotels at this time of year cater to medical tourists who come to the region specifically for treatment for psoriasis as well as other skin diseases and arthritic conditions. The combination of the region’s sun and mineral sea water has been proven effective as a treatment for the condition.