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25 Israel-bound Lebanese Jews Apprehended Fleeing Lebanon in Rowboats

July 11, 1950
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A party of 25 Lebanese Jews has been captured while attempting to flee Lebanon for Israel in several rowboats, the Beirut radio declared today in a broadcast monitored here.

Four hundred immigrants arrived at Haifa aboard the Israel vessel Negba. The majority of the party, which embarked at Marsoilles, were Youth Aliyah wards.

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