Jerusalem Israel will release 207 African migrants from prison following a court ruling after PM Benjamin Netanyahu controversially reversed a deal with the UN refugee agency on the detainees' fate. There are around 42,000 African migrants in Israel. Authorities transferred 207 of them from a nearby open detention facility in February after they refused to leave the country. (AFP)
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Israel to free 207 African migrants from prison
Apr 16, 2018
Jerusalem Israel will release 207 African migrants from prison following a court ruling after PM Benjamin Netanyahu controversially reversed a deal with the UN refugee agency on the detainees' fate. There are around 42,000 African migrants in Israel. Authorities transferred 207 of them from a nearby open detention facility in February after they refused to leave the country. (AFP)