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Israel reports around 3,000 new immigrants from Ukraine since Russian invasion began
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Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata (front left) and Defense Minister Benny Gantz meet Jewish immigrants fleeing from war zones in Ukraine, at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Over 5,000 new immigrants from Ukraine “and its environs” have moved to Israel since the start of the Russian invasion, the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption announces.
According to the ministry, some 60%-65% of the 5,070 immigrants — around 3,000 people — that it says arrived in Israel as of this afternoon are from Ukraine. The rest are from Russia and Belarus.
Another 400 immigrants from Ukraine are due in Israel later today.
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