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Members of the White Helmets operating in Aleppo in northern Syria
Israel says it evacuated members of the Syrian White Helmets Civil Defense Group from a war zone in southwestern Syria
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ) stated that they acted at the request of the United States. According to Israeli media, some 800 people were evacuated to Jordan via the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights during the night
White Helmets describe themselves as a volunteer labor force that saves people in Syrian war zones . 19659007] Although they operate only in rebel-controlled areas, they say that they are non-partisans.
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The evacuated White Helmets were working in an area controlled by the Syrian opposition in the south-west of the country and had been trapped by a government where the Israeli army claimed to have "made a humanitarian effort to rescue members of a Syrian civil organization and their families ", saying that there was" an immediate threat to their lives ".
They said that civilians have been transferred "through Israel" and "subsequently to a neighboring country".
Although Israel is not directly involved in the Syrian conflict, both countries have been in a state of war for decades.
Despite the intervention, the IDF stated that Israel continues to maintain a policy of non-intervention regarding the Syrian conflict.
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon confirmed that the evacuees were members of the White Helmet and their families. 19659007] However, the Jordanian government confirmed that it had "authorized the United Nations to organize the passage of 800 Syrian citizens through Jordan to be resettled in Western countries".
that "Britain, Germany and Canada have made the legal commitment to resettle them within a specified time because of a risk to their life".
White Helmet members and their families will be detained in "Jordan.
Who are the White Helmets?
- Officially started as a volunteer labor force in early 1965
- Known officially as Syria Civil Protection
- About 200 dead over 3,000 volunteer members
- Nobel Peace Prize
- Acting to save people in war zones and repair buildings
- Let's say that they are neutral and have no political affiliation but have been accused of links with jihadist groups by the Syrian government and its Russian allies
The Syrian government launched a major offensive in June to retake the areas controlled by the Syrian government. rebels in the Deraa and Quneitra regions.
Under a number of agreements, rebel forces were transferred to rebel areas in the north of the country., with the S The latest agreement, agreed Thursday, saw fighters and civilians evacuated from Quneitra province, which borders the Golan Heights.
The situation in southern Syria the last evacuation agreement on Thursday
