The (kibbutz) residents 'wanted to live in peace, they employed people from Gaza to give them a perspective' and many of those Gazan employees spied for Hamas.

Watch and learn about these outstanding immigrants to Israel and what they have achieved.

Israel absorbed 60,000 immigrants over the course of the outgoing Jewish year.

Operation Tzur Israel aims to bring a total of 5,000 Jews from Ethiopia.

'We see it as a central Zionist ideal to make reunions possible,' said activist Yael Eckstein.

With most immigrants settled into permanent housing, government to focus on integrating olim into workforce.

Dr. Morris Hartstein has examined more than 7,000 Ethiopian Jews and helped 17 Ethiopian doctors receive training in Israel.

An estimated 200,000 Ukrainians are eligible for Israeli citizenship through the Law of Return.

There is widespread concern for the safety of Ethiopian refugees, as the civil war reaches its apex and the central government becomes increasingly endangered.

Israeli Foreign Ministry issues a travel warning for the African country and calls on Israeli citizens there to leave immediately.

Israel has continued seeing a dramatic rise in Aliyah despite COVID-19, with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and The Jewish Agency ensuring that immigration continues despite the difficulty and limitations on international travel.

'I am so happy that we are moving to Israel and that we will never have to go through such experiences again,' said one immigrant.

Another victory for diversity in Israeli society - two Ethiopian-Israeli women were sworn in as judges.