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Israel Launches “Wings of Dawn” to Relocate Indian JewsIsrael Launches “Wings of Dawn” to Relocate Indian Jews.

4/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

Israel launched Operation ‘Wings of Dawn’ to relocate the Bnei Menashe community from northeast India by 2030.
On 23 April 2026, 240 members arrived at Ben Gurion Airport, beginning the first of three flights.
Immigration Minister Ofir Sofer and Jewish Agency chair Doron Almog greeted them and called the arrival historic.
They will settle in Nof HaGalil absorption centers, and the program targets 1,200 arrivals per year to relocate about 6,000 by 2030.

History

Historical Context

After the 1947 Aden pogrom spurred the Jewish Agency under Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to launch Operation Magic Carpet in June 1949, airlifting roughly 49,000 Yemenite Jews to the new state, Israel established a pattern of mass diaspora rescue. In 2026 Minister Ofir Sofer and Jewish Agency chair Doron Almog welcomed 240 Bnei Menashe families at Ben Gurion Airport, continuing that absorption strategy.

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Story summary

Israel launched Operation ‘Wings of Dawn’ to relocate the Bnei Menashe community from northeast India by 2030.
On 23 April 2026, 240 members arrived at Ben Gurion Airport, beginning the first of three flights.
Immigration Minister Ofir Sofer and Jewish Agency chair Doron Almog greeted them and called the arrival historic.
They will settle in Nof HaGalil absorption centers, and the program targets 1,200 arrivals per year to relocate about 6,000 by 2030.

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