Israel to invest 114 mln USD to restore tourist sites

JERUSALEM, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel will invest 410 million shekels (about 114 million U.S. dollars) in 55 tourism projects across the country, the Israeli Tourism Ministry said Tuesday in a statement.

The ministry will allocate 230 million shekels, while the rest will be covered by relevant local authorities, the statement said.

The investment is part of the preparations for the return of Israeli and f