EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- Egyptian forces arrested an Israeli citizen in the Sinai town of Taba on Saturday after the man managed to cross into Egypt without a passport, Egyptian security sources said.

The unidentified man, a resident of Tel Aviv, was caught without any documentation and told Egyptian interrogators he had crossed over illegally from Eilat to visit the tomb of a Rabbi in the Egyptian city of Damanhour.

Security sources said the man is a drug addict and has been referred to Egypt's prosecution for further investigation.