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Israel 'turning away' Ukrainian refugees, says Kyiv envoy
1 March 2022 12:48 GMT
Israel is turning away Ukrainians "even after the outbreak of war", Kyiv's ambassador in Tel Aviv said on Monday, according to newspaper Haaretz.
Yevgen Korniychuk said Ukrainians arriving in Israel have been asked to prove that they don't intend to resettle there "so that they don't turn into illegal residents or refugees".
He urged Israeli authorities to make exceptions for Ukrainian refugees like other countries have.
"This is not acceptable. Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have allowed hundreds of thousands of our citizens to enter without papers. This is absolutely insane," he added.
In the wake of the invasion, Israeli authorities announced new measures to accommodate Ukrainian refugees.
