Israel has evacuated more than 200 Israelis and people eligible for citizenship from conflict areas in northern Ethiopia. Most of the evacuees were taken from the northern city of Gondar on Thursday, while 30 were rescued from the nearby city of Bahir Dar, the Israeli Prime Minister's office said. “The State of Israel looks after its citizens wherever they are,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “In recent days, Israeli citizens and people eligible for aliyah [citizenship] from Ethiopia became in distress in areas of combat. Ethiopian Jews in the Amhara region.

Source: Ethiopian News August 11, 2023 10:44 UTC