Israel in process of rounding up thousands of African migrants ahead of deportation

Few other details on the deal were immediately available. Israeli Army Radio reported the country was in east Africa and did not suffer from any unrest that would harm the migrants. Kritzman-Amir said that would make Uganda and South Sudan, which both have good relations with Israel, likely candidates, but she did not have inside information, however, a recent report has revealed that a total of 22 African migrants who were deported from Israel to South Sudan in 2012 have died, the Ma’ariv daily reported Wednesday.

Early this week, Israel’s supreme ordered the government to provide details of the deportation arrangement, including the name of the African country, within seven days.

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