USA told the Israel authorities that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can begin on Tuesday or Wednesday, and therefore Tel Aviv has intensified efforts to evacuate its citizens.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz writes that Washington reported Tel Aviv that Russia can invade Ukraine not earlier than Tuesday. Israeli Airlines offer evacuation flights by thousands of Israelis, writes edition.
At the same time, Yedioth Ahranoth newspaper notes that, according to Washington, Israel has time only to the environment for evacuating their citizens from Ukraine.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet turned to the relevant institutions with a request to bring the Israelis from Ukraine as soon as possible, report media.
According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, currently there are 15 thousand Israelis on the territory of Ukraine, of which 4,500 filled out the form of evacuation information on the Internet.
It is also reported that the Russian Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with the ambassador in Kiev and is ready to provide all the necessary support. An expected to increase the number of requests from the Jewish population to the final immigration from Ukraine to Israel.