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Secret operation brings Israelis stranded in Morocco back home

In a complicated operation, Israelis stuck in Morocco because of the coronavirus were finally brought home.
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Twenty-six Israelis arrived home May 14 after almost three months in Morocco. Exhausted, they thanked all the parties involved in the operation to bring them back.

Several weeks ago, a few dozen Israeli tourists and businesspeople— both Jews and Arabs — who had been spending time in Morocco were trying to return home. At the time, Israel’s Foreign Ministry was engaged across the globe in operations to rescue Israeli tourists stuck because of the coronavirus pandemic. The ministry helped bring back Israelis from Costa Rica, Peru and Colombia, from Australia and New Zealand, and even from Kenya.

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