Three days of festivities in Hevron began today in honor of the Pesach holiday. Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze\'evi, Hassidic-music singers, and others took part today, and tomorrow will feature the dedication of a new building in the Shavei Hevron yeshiva. The Machpelah Cave will be open exclusively to Jews from today until Wednesday. Kol Rina News Agency reports that thousands of people had arrived by the early afternoon hours today. For information, call toll-free (in Israel) 1-800-400-456...
The hotels in Eilat are 90% full on the average for the holiday of Pesach. The boon is particularly welcome following several months of 50%-and-lower occupancy rate. The price for a room is no lower than last year. Some 50,000 vacationers are expected to fly to and from the southern resort port city during the weeklong holiday...
Israeli tourists arriving in the north for some Pesach touring have been disappointed to find that two of the biggest attractions - the Sa\'ar Falls and the Tanur Falls - have dried up. This is because Lebanese farmers have begun to divert the water leading to these falls. They do so every year, but never as early as they have this year. Two explanations have been advanced: the drought conditions, and the lack of Israeli response to a similar Lebanese diversion of the Hatzbani River last month...
The Banias and Dan Rivers, on the other hand, are streaming nicely, and hikers are invited to take advantage. In the south, only several dozen Israelis have arrived at the Sinai border crossing this holiday, compared with 50,000 last Passover. Israeli security organs have issued terrorism warnings for the area.