Nearly 200 Israelis evacuated from north Ethiopia in rescue op
(Worthy News) – Over 200 Israelis and those entitled to immigration to the Jewish state were rescued from northern Ethiopia amid ongoing violence, a joint statement of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
“174 Israeli citizens and those entitled to it were rescued during the day from the city of Gondar. At the same time, 30 Israeli citizens were rescued from the town of Mount Dar, in northern Ethiopia. A total of 204 Israeli citizens and those entitled to it were rescued, in 4 flights. All were flown to the capital, Addis Ababa,” the statement said.
A few days ago, Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, in consultation with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, instructed the head of the National Security Council Tzachi Hanegbi to lead the inter-ministerial coordination of the rescue operation. The Israeli Embassy in Ethiopia and the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem contacted most of the Israeli citizens in the area of the cities of Gondar and Mount Dar, where the most intense clashes were reported. [ Source (Read More…) ]