Director General of the Population and Immigration Authority: "Almost every day, sick and wounded enter from Syria to Israel"

Boaz Yosef, Director General of the Population and Immigration Authority, said in an interview that he approves almost daily the entry of wounded and sick Druze from Syria for medical treatment in Israel, against the backdrop of a rise in citizenship applications in the Druze villages of the Golan.

Boaz Yosef, Director General of the Population and Immigration Authority, said in an interview on the program "In the Middle of the Day" on Kan News that he approves almost daily the entry of wounded and sick Druze from Syria for medical treatment in Israel. These remarks were made against the backdrop of a rise in citizenship applications in the Druze villages of the Golan by Syrian citizens. Last month, it was reported that the number of eligible voters in the four Druze villages of the Golan Heights has nearly tripled since the previous Knesset elections: in the elections for the 26th Knesset, about 8,100 eligible voters were registered, compared to about 2,750 in the elections for the 25th Knesset in 2022. The data reflect a sharp increase in the number of village residents who have received Israeli citizenship since the fall of the Assad regime.

Director General of the Population and Immigration Authority: "Almost every day, sick and wounded enter from Syria to Israel"