The assault is why they call it the Dead Sea. It's downright dangerous to go near it.
I’ve been to the downright dangerous Dead Sea. It is unusual to say the least. The very salty water feels very slick to the touch. I did hear about the potential lethality of swallowing the water so I was careful. A little taste on your tongue will quickly indicate that the water is not something you want in your mouth as it does burn. You also don’t want it to get in your eyes either. So you basically just go in and wade and not go too deep. I did do the touristy thing of floating on ones back and reading a newspaper.
Also any little nick or cut on you will quickly demonstrate the old adage of rubbing salt into a wound if you immerse it in the dead sea. Fortunately I was wound free at the time.