JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel took the rare step of shutting its southernmost Eilat airport near Egypt's Sinai peninsula for two hours on Thursday citing security concerns, military officials said.
A military spokeswoman said the airfield in the Red Sea city was shut "due to security assessments". Two hours later a military official and Israel Radio said it had been reopened.
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