Migrants in israel

Israel's population hits 10 million people before 2025

Population in Israel grows by 1.1% in 2024 as record emigration and deaths impact growth, a Central Bureau of Statistics report found.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People watch the military airshow as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, in Saker Park, Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.
Thai workers in Otef. "The Thais call and want to return, but no one here handles the procedure"

Thailand names four Thai nationals killed by Hezbollah rocket fire

A series of launches that had allegedly fallen into "open areas" had actually fallen into agricultural sites in the region.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
An empty migrant boat washed up on Israel's Mediterranean shore on October 1, 2023

Abandoned boat with Somali belongings found on Israeli shore

The migrants in question are not believed to have come onto land, but are believed to have drowned.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
An African migrant sits near the Old Central Bus Station in south Tel Aviv, Israel February 3, 2020

Israel to bring thousands more foreign workers to tackle high living costs

In an effort to reduce the high cost of living, Israel's government is planning to bring thousands of workers from India and China primarily for caregiving and construction sectors.

|ByKEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE

State announces new migrant policy: Detention in Holot for maximum of 20 months

After High Court shot down previous versions of migrant detention policy, state shortens maximum holding time for migrants.

NOVEMBER 19, 2014ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
AFRICAN MIGRANTS sit on pipes outside Holot, a detention centre in Israel’s southern Negev desert.

Border patrol, IDF soldier arrested for allegedly robbing foreign workers

3 suspects suspected of approaching an as yet unidentified construction site, handcuffing the workers at gun point and stealing their money and property.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Government grants asylum to two Eritreans amid migrant protests

Interior Ministry says mens' cases had been considered "for close to a year," unrelated to protests or UN criticism.

JANUARY 26, 2014ByREUTERS
African migrants at Lewinsky Park in Tel Aviv, January 9, 2014.