Number of tourists without valid permits in Israel 2022, by year of arrival
In 2022, 4,368 tourists entered Israel and remained in the country until the end of the same year without a valid permit. This year of arrival accounts for approximately 17 percent of all tourists without a valid permit during the period under study, and represents the highest number of entries without a proper permit by the end of that year. It reached a low in 2020 and 2021, when government measures against the outbreak of COVID-19 were introduced in the country.