Thousands of Israeli children born overseas have been locked out of country since outbreak of pandemic, following 2020 ruling that barred entry to those with out Israeli passports

Children of Israelis overseas who don't have Israeli passports can't enter on foreign documents due to COVID curbs; a long-running High Court petition seeks to change that

Pledge reportedly comes after Ethiopian PM complains four war criminals among those airlifted to Israel

Immigration and interior ministers agree to airlift people claiming Jewish descent and with first-degree relatives in Israel as crisis escalates in African country

Israeli TV reports that Abiy Ahmed said military officers took part in a rebel massacre; airlifting of 800 others reportedly suspended, as Bennett calls meeting to set policy

Immigration Authority reportedly finds that 61 people rescued from war-torn region may have lied about Jewish roots, as security body claims no urgent need to get people out

51 members of the 3,000-strong community living in the Negev desert city of Dimona were ordered to leave Israel by September 23, but have so far stayed put

Interior Ministry turns down appeals against deportation orders issued in April; recipients, some born in Israel, are demanding legal status, plan to take case to court

Unable to deport asylum seekers, Israel has instead left them in limbo with few rights; the new government has signaled it has no plans to change those policies anytime soon

Population Authority: 'We're asking them to go back to their country, one of the most developed in the world, but every few years they come with new people out of the blue'