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13,000 Immigrants Entered Israel During Truce Period, Government Announces

July 11, 1948
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A total of 9,000 immigrants arrived this week in Israel, the government Immigration Department disclosed today. Of that number, 8,000 came from Cyprus.

Form the beginning of the truce, a month ago, a total of 13,000 immigrants arrived here, the government stated, adding that since the end of the British Mandate on May 15, a total of 18,000 disembarked here.

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