They were the first "Bnei Menashe" ("Sons of Manasseh") to arrive in Israel since the government decided in November to fund the immigration of around 6,000 members of the community from the states of Manipur and Mizoram in northeast India

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has urged Lebanon to work with Israel to disarm Hezbollah ahead of rare direct talks in Washington. The discussions mark a significant diplomatic moment between the two nations after decades