As a result of the drop in the level of the Dead Sea in recent years, groundwater that penetrates the ground, instead of the salty sea water, dissolves the layers of salt in the ground and the melting of the salt leaves a cavity in the ground. Thus the layer of soil above this space collapses at some point. Thousands of sinkholes were created along the seashore, causing the collapse of the land and infrastructure. The beach on which the Ein Gedi holiday park is located sank after the collapse of the ground, and its remains remain in the abandoned area