Israel begins deporting migrants back to African countries

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Cabinet meeting on Sunday that "the first plane of illegal infiltrators (would) leave for South Sudan" that night, with another aircraft set to depart next week for Africa.

"Today, the government will begin the operation to repatriate illegal work infiltrators to their countries of origin," Netanyahu said, according to a cabinet communique released by Israel's foreign ministry. "We will do this in an orderly and dignified manner.