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Visitor arrivals to Israel rise 16% in October

New immigrants to Israel arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Aug. 27, 2026. Photo by Jessica Russak-Hoffman.
New immigrants to Israel arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Aug. 27, 2026. Photo by Jessica Russak-Hoffman.

Israel recorded 152,400 visitor arrivals in October, up 16.2% from the same month last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported on Wednesday.

However, arrivals from January through October totaled 957,800, down from approximately 1.07 million during the same period in 2025.

Visitors from the United States accounted for 34.4% of arrivals during the first 10 months of 2026.

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