Israel evacuates Jewish Ukrainians from Moldova
By DW
17 April 2022 |
1:39 pm
Fleeing the horrors of war, many of Ukraine's Jewish population have fled to Moldova. From there, the refugees are being picked up by Israeli aid organizations to be flown to safety in Tel Aviv.
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