[[{"content_id":309963,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Israel to send 16,000 African migrants to Western countries","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Israel says it has cancelled plans to deport African migrants to Africa, adding that it has instead reached a deal with the United Nations refugee agency to send more than 16,000 to Western countries.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Israel and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees have reached an agreement &ldquo;for the departure of at least 16,250 migrants ... to Western nations,&quot; the office of Netanyahu said in a statement on Monday, adding that the agreement would allow the removal of more migrants from Israel than in the previous plan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe statement said that other migrants, many of whom are seeking asylum, will be allowed to remain in Israel for at least the next five years.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA UNHCR spokeswoman also confirmed that an agreement had been reached but gave no details.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAt a press conference later in the day, Netanyahu identified Canada, Germany, and Italy as some of the countries set to host the migrants.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThere are currently some 42,000 African migrants in Israel, and more than 1,400 asylum seekers being held in two detention centers, including the notorious Holot facility in Negev desert.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMost of the African migrants in Israel are from Eritrea and war-torn Sudan, saying they fled danger at home and that it is not safe to return.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIsrael considers the majority of African asylum seekers to be economic migrants and has said it has no legal obligation to keep them.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn January, Israel started the implementation of a plan to deport migrants who had entered the occupied territories, threatening to detain those who refused to leave.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe plan, initially approved by the Israeli cabinet in November, has drawn concerns from the UN refugee agency, which called it incoherent and unsafe.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTel Aviv describes as &quot;infiltrators&quot; the African migrants who entered Israel from neighboring Egypt.","content_html":"<p>Israel and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees have reached an agreement &ldquo;for the departure of at least 16,250 migrants ... to Western nations,&quot; the office of Netanyahu said in a statement on Monday, adding that the agreement would allow the removal of more migrants from Israel than in the previous plan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The statement said that other migrants, many of whom are seeking asylum, will be allowed to remain in Israel for at least the next five years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A UNHCR spokeswoman also confirmed that an agreement had been reached but gave no details.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At a press conference later in the day, Netanyahu identified Canada, Germany, and Italy as some of the countries set to host the migrants.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>There are currently some 42,000 African migrants in Israel, and more than 1,400 asylum seekers being held in two detention centers, including the notorious Holot facility in Negev desert.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Most of the African migrants in Israel are from Eritrea and war-torn Sudan, saying they fled danger at home and that it is not safe to return.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Israel considers the majority of African asylum seekers to be economic migrants and has said it has no legal obligation to keep them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In January, Israel started the implementation of a plan to deport migrants who had entered the occupied territories, threatening to detain those who refused to leave.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The plan, initially approved by the Israeli cabinet in November, has drawn concerns from the UN refugee agency, which called it incoherent and unsafe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tel Aviv describes as &quot;infiltrators&quot; 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