The Lebanese Government has permitted 30 Jewish families in Lebanon to leave for Israel, it was reported today by the Arab News Agency.
Meanwhile, a group of 277 Arab women and children crossed the Lebanese border yesterday to be reunited with their families in Israel. An official announcement said that henceforth all transfers of Arab refugees from Lebanon to Israel will take place on Tuesdays, which have been designated “Repatriation Days.”
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