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hundreds of
Ethiopian Jews
have made aliyah
this year, an
estimated 7,800
are still waiting in
transit camps in
Gondar and Addis
Ababa.
Olim from Ethiopia land in Israel as part of
Operation Tzur Israel
Their situation has
grown more dire in recent months as civil war
erupted in Ethiopia this year. Violence has broken
out near the transit camps in Gondar and Addis
Ababa.

Mimi Rata (on left) and her niece Snait who was supposed to
make aliyah this week.

"I understand the situation, but aliyah cannot be
stopped," said Mimi Rata, 33, whose niece, Snait, 24,
and her 6-year-old son were due to immigrate to
Israel from Gondar, Ethiopia, on Friday. Their flight
was canceled due to the airport closure.