Forty-seven Israelis were stranded in Bosnia after their passports ended up in the trash in their hotel in what is now being described as an accident.
The tourists, left stranded in their hotel in Sarajevo, were meant to return home on Saturday, but remained at their hotel after their passports went missing.
One holidaymaker told Ynet that they have been forced to stay at the hotel for another 48 hours, maybe longer, with fears they could be stuck there for more than a week.
While accusations were made that a staffer at the Hills Hotel had discarded the documents over the war on Gaza, security footage revealed that the passports had accidentally fallen into a bin.
The video, obtained by the hotel and posted on CRNA Hronika on Sunday, shows what is believed to be the passports dropping into the bin at the reception desk while an employee was sorting papers.
Despite the incident being ruled a mistake, some tourists did raise suspicions with Ynet, with one suspecting the passports were thrown out because they had the Israeli emblem.
“How can someone throw away passports? Everyone is silent,” a tourist told the publication.
“We demand a clear answer, because this is a serious act that harms people. We asked how it happened, and we still haven’t received answers.”
The foreign ministry and embassy in Belgrade said they are working on getting the tourists back to Israel. It is believed that the passports have been taken to a landfill.
This comes amid intense scrutiny against Israel over its war on Gaza, prompting several travel bans and increasing calls for countries to follow suit.
The Maldives, most notably, officially banned Israelis from entering the country in solidarity with Palestine, while a hotel in Japan defended its decision to require an Israeli tourist to sign a declaration denying involvement in war crimes in Gaza.
At the same time, Israeli nationals cannot enter Malaysia without permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs and enforced bans on ships docking at Malaysian ports.
Some members of the international community have also kept their eyes on Israeli soldiers, accused of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip when visiting their country.
The Belgian police arrested and questioned two Israeli soldiers at the Tomorrowland music festival over allegations of breaking international law in the enclave.