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Friday, September 07, 2012

[Israel] Al Jazeera - Israel allows entry to three African migrants

Seventeen others turned away as prime minister warns that country is still "determined to stop the flood" of migrants.

07.09.2012. Israel ended a stalemate with about 20 African migrants stranded along its border with Egypt for more than a week, allowing two women and a child to enter but turning the rest of the group away.
A statement from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that although Israel granted entry to two women and a child, the country was "determined to stop the flood" of migrants.