Footage being spread on social media shows a Population Immigration and Border Authority official arriving at the door of a Ukrainian refugee at the Dan Tel Aviv Hotel in order to deport her.
The woman is heard refusing to leave her room as the PIBA official insists that she do so. The woman is said to be one of five whom authorities are trying to deport.
While Israel has taken in roughly 6,000 Ukrainian refugees thus far, it has denied entry to over 200 of them.
PIBA did not immediately issue a statement regarding the incident.
Such altercations had been taking place at Ben Gurion Airport until late last week when leaked footage of them led to public outcry, at which point Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced that refugees awaiting approval for entry to Israel would be transported to the Dan Hotel rather than having to stay at the airport.
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