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Israel evacuated hundreds of members of the Syrian civil defense force known as White Helmets in Jordan, Amman claiming to have reached an agreement for their resettlement in the United Kingdom, France and Canada. The operation was undertaken at the request of London, Paris and Ottawa, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said in a joint statement. Syria, although several of them have suffered severe bombing as a result of a joint air and land offensive between Syria and Russia, said its refugee camps were already full.
The Israeli army said that overnight it had completed "a humanitarian effort to rescue members of a Syrian civilian organization and their families … due to an immediate threat for their life ".
The United States also demanded Israeli security forces shut down highways in the occupied Golan Heights on the Syrian border on Saturday before the evacuation.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that the total number of evacuees was 422, although the original request was to evacuate 800. It is unclear what happened to the rest .
"The government gave permission after Britain, Germany and Canada made the legal commitment to resettle them in a specified time to their lives," said a door.
There was no immediate confirmation that Britain would take some of the white helmets and, if so, how much it would allow to enter.
Minister, Chrystia Freeland said she had "called for global leadership to support and help these heroes" at a meeting of foreign ministers at NATO's summit of leaders in Brussels there is one week
forcing hundreds of displaced people to take refuge on the Israeli-Jordanian border, believing that it was relatively safe, because Israel had declared that it would not tolerate any attack in the demarcated area. province of Deraa is located next properties near the Golan Heights occupied by Israel. Photography: Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters
Founded in 2013, Syria is a network of first responders operating in areas controlled by the opposition, saving civilians from the rubble of air attacks.
Moscow dismissed them as Western agents because their work is partly funded by the UK Foreign Office and the White House. Their images of the impact of air strikes shocked observers and revealed the brutality of the air campaigns
The Syrian army was likely to target members of the White Helmets once it took over the control of the south-west of the country. 19659002] Defending the exception granted to White Helmets, Jordanian government spokesman Mohammed Al-Kayed said that the Syrian transfer did not put the kingdom under any other obligation. He added that humanitarian workers would remain in a "closed" place and that Britain, Germany and Canada would agree to resettle them within three months.
The Foreign Office stated that UNHCR was under control.
Justifying the operation, Hunt and Mordaunt said: "The White Helmets saved more than 115,000 lives during the Syrian conflict, at great risk to theirs." Many White Helmets volunteers were also killed while doing so. their work – trying to rescue civilians trapped in bombed out buildings or providing first aid to wounded civilians.
"White helmets were the target of attack. found that, in these particular circumstances, the volunteers needed immediate protection. We have therefore taken steps to provide this protection to the greatest number of volunteers and their families. "
" We pay tribute to the courageous and selfless work that White Helmets volunteers have done to save Syrians from all sides. conflict. "
White Helmets chief Raed Saleh said the evacuees had arrived in Jordan after being" encircled in a dangerous area. "
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