For the fourth time this year, the largest species of fish – a whale shark – has been tracked swimming up the Gulf of Eilat. Israel is a haven for this endangered species, due to warm waters and the absence of shark fishing. (N.B. the only reported shark attack in Israeli waters was in 1974.)
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/266583
https://www.jpost.com/OMG/Sharks-are-aggregating-in-Israel-says-Haifa-researcher-597018