The travelers, who were scheduled to fly back to 'Israel' on Saturday, discovered that their passports had been reportedly thrown by mistake into a trash bin at the hotel’s reception desk.
Security footage reportedly confirmed the documents were placed in the garbage before being taken away by sanitation workers to a landfill site.
“We’ve been forced to stay at the hotel for another 48 hours, maybe longer,” several tourists told Ynet. “We fear we could be stuck here for more than a week.”
While authorities described the incident as accidental, some travelers voiced suspicion that it may not have been a simple mistake.
“This is very strange,” one tourist said. “How can someone throw away passports? We suspect the passports were discarded because they carried the Israeli emblem. We demand a clear explanation.”
'Israeli' Foreign Ministry and the embassy in Belgrade are working with local authorities to resolve the situation and issue replacement documents.