Posted on 11/17/20
| News Source: i24
Israel Foreign Ministry mounts complex evacuation op with Ethiopian gov't, UN, relief agencies
Nine Israelis have been evacuated from conflict-struck areas in Ethiopia's restive region of Tigray, Israel's Foreign Ministry revealed Tuesday.
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According to its statement, the Israelis were pulled out as part of a complex operation coordinated with the Ethiopian government, the United Nations and humanitarian groups operating on the ground.
Last Thursday, Israel's Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi reached out to his Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen Hassen with a request to help get Israelis out of the conflict zones safely. Read more at i24