More than 5,000 South Lebanon Army members and their families were granted asylum in Israel this week, and the figure was expected to increase. Israel began settling families in temporary lodgings on kibbutzim and guesthouses, while volunteer groups and the government gathered donations and equipment for the refugees.
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