More than 400 "White Helmets" and their families removed from Syria arrived in Jordan

More than 400 "white helmets" (Syrian rescuers) and their families arrived in Jordan today after being removed from Syria by Israel, according to the Jordanian Foreign Minister. transfer of 827 rescuers and their families who risked life due to the advance of Bashar al-Assad's troops in the rebel-controlled area.

But only 422 arrived in Jordan, where they should stay for a maximum of three months, a provisional step before their transfer to the receiving countries: Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom

Jordan agreed to to receive "white helmets" that threatened his life "for purely humanitarian reasons" in an unprecedented operation, secretly held by the Israeli army at the request of the United States and European countries.

The "White Helmets" and the Civil Defense, were celebrated for their relief operations in Syria, where the conflict has already made more than 350,000 dead, and were proposed for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad considers

The head of the "White Helmets", Raid Saleh told the AFP news agency that "some volunteers have been withdrawn with their families for purely humanitarian reasons "because they were in danger in the provinces of Quneitra and Deraa because of" repeated threats from Russia and the regime. "

Moscow (Assad ally) and Damascus accuse the rescuers of being allies with jihadist groups and pass on "lies" about their military operations.

According to the Israeli army, the operation took place on Saturday night and the relatives of the "white helmets" are

"These people were saving lives and theirs were now in danger, so I I agreed to take them to another country through Israel, "said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. refers to the withdrawal of the white helmets, but notes an Israeli air strike aimed at a "military position" of the regime in the west of the country that caused "only material losses".