Three airplanes took off from Gondar to Addis Ababa on Thursday afternoon to rescue Israeli expats and Ethiopian citizens eligible for laiyah from the war-torn country. The flights were organized by the Prime Minister's Office in collaboration with The Jewish Agency. The Project TEN volunteers and Jewish Agency personnel who will arrive in Addis Ababa will later proceed to Israel. "Jewish Agency personnel were on the ground from the very beginning. In recent days, Israeli citizens and individuals in the process of Aliyah found themselves in distress within conflict zones in Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2023 15:40 UTC