Israel likely to deport close to 40,000 African refugees

Right groups say the move to deport African refugees and migrants would violate both international and Israeli laws.

An African migrant gestures during a protest, held by women and children of the migrant community, against Israel's detention policy toward migrants in Tel Aviv, January 15, 2014.
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An African migrant gestures during a protest, held by women and children of the migrant community, against Israel's detention policy toward migrants in Tel Aviv, January 15, 2014.

Israel is planning to deport as many as 40,000 African asylum seekers in the coming months.

Right groups say the move would violate both international and Israeli laws.

Many of the refugees say they arrived in Israel, hoping that a country founded by refugees would better understand their difficult situation. 

TRT World's Hayley Slier reports from Tel Aviv.

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