Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other ministers greeted Sunday afternoon a group of around 100 Jewish orphans fleeing Ukraine due to the Russian incursion.
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"Ninety children from the Zhytomyr [Jewish] orphanage have just landed in Israel," Bennett tweeted. "It was moving to welcome them and I told them 'You are now safe; you've reached a safe harbor."
Video: Moshe Ben Simhon
The flight is part of a special operation to rescue around 300 Jews from the war in the besieged country, El Al Israel Airlines said on Twitter, adding that Ukrainian-speaking staff were on board the flight to assist, handing out sweets and toys.
Overall, more than 1.5 million have fled Ukraine since the start of the war in late February.
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