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About 65,000 Visit Israel’s Nature Reserves and National Parks on Shabbat

About 65,000 people visited nature reserves and national parks across Israel on Shabbat, the Nature and Parks Authority reported. The most visited destinations included the Nahal Hermon–Banias Nature Reserve, Caesarea, Yarkon National Park's Tel Afek site and Tel Ashkelon. Ein Gedi Nature Reserve and Masada were also among the leading sites listed by the authority. Around 4,000 people spent the night at the authority's campsites over the weekend.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of ancient stone ruins at Masada, an archival view of one of the national parks named in the visitor report.

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