The Israel ministry of transportation has announced Israel’s second international airport is to be built at Timna, approximately 18 kilometers north of Eilat. The construction of the new airport, which is to be named after the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon and his son Assaf, is currently underway and it is expected to be completed by 2014, replacing the smaller airports in Eilat and Ovda.

The Tachana (or Station), the recently restored , historic Tel Aviv-Jaffa train station complex located between the Neve Zedek neighborhood and the Mediterranean Sea, is one of modern Tel Aviv’s hottest entertainment and leisure complexes.

A United Nations Human Rights Council investigation into a raid by Israeli troops on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza has found the actions broke international law. The report condemns Israeli actions - which left nine dead – as “disproportionate”, while also outlining “an unacceptable level of brutality”.

Officials in Israel have confirmed at least five rockets were fired toward the southern beach resort of Eilat earlier this morning. While no casualties in Israel were reported, as many as five people were injured in the Jordanian port of Aqaba.

Dubai is set to further tighten entry criteria for Israeli citizens looking to visit the country; with those holding dual nationality likely to be added to the list of those barred from entry.

Breaking Travel News interview Shaul Zemach, Director General, Israel Ministry of Tourism, discusses Israel’s ambitious plans to double visitor numbers into the region in the next five years as it rebrands itself as a key tourist destination.