Immigration Authority Denies Reports of 1,200 Hostile Nation Crew Entering Israel
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israel's Population and Immigration Authority denied reports that 1,200 crew members from hostile nations entered the country. The authority clarified that such individuals are not allowed entry. The reports stemmed from a committee meeting where it was stated that 1,240 aircrew from countries without relations with Israel entered last year, including Syrians and Lebanese.
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- Israel's Population and Immigration Authority denied reports of 1,200 hostile nation crew entering the country.
- The authority stated that individuals from enemy states are not permitted to enter Israel.
- Earlier reports claimed 1,240 aircrew from countries without relations with Israel entered in the past year.
- The earlier reports originated from a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting.
- Syrian and Lebanese citizens were among the aircrew mentioned in the earlier reports.
Israel's Population and Immigration Authority has refuted claims that 1,200 crew members from hostile countries entered Israel. The authority stated that the figure, which circulated earlier in the evening, was not provided or confirmed by them. To be clear, the authority emphasized that individuals with citizenship from countries defined as enemies are not permitted to enter Israel.
These clarifications followed earlier reports from a subcommittee meeting on intelligence within the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. During this meeting, it was revealed that 1,240 aircrew members from countries with which Israel does not have diplomatic relations had entered the country over the past year. Among these individuals were citizens of Syria and Lebanon.
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