Reports of Israeli tourists visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stealing from hotel rooms come after a month of the start of flights between Tel Aviv and Dubai, according to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth.

“I have been visiting the UAE for many years and doing business there,” stated an Israeli businessman. “Last month I arrived at the hotel I was staying in and I was terrified when I saw in the hotel lobby, Israelis open their bags before checking out and are being searched for stolen items from the rooms”

In addition, a manager of a hotel overlooking the Burj Khalifa said: “We host hundreds of tourists from all countries of the world, some of them create problems, but we have not seen items stolen before. Recently we have seen Israeli tourists come to the hotel and pile up all their bags, stealing towels, tea and coffee bags, and even lamps.”

“One time an Israeli family came with two children to check-out, and we discovered that things were missing in the room, and when the hotel staff tried to tell them that things in the room in which they were staying were missing, they started screaming,” he added. “After the conversation, they finally agreed to open their bag and we discovered that they had ice containers, hangers, and face towels. After we told them that we would inform the police, they decided to return the things and apologized.”

It is worth noting that both UAE and Israel agreed to normalize full ties on 15 September at the White House.