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The number of Jewish immigrants who have moved to Israel has significantly declined since Israel launched its aggression on Gaza in October last year, compared to the year before, Israeli media outlets reported.
The Hebrew Walla website said during the war about 31,000 Jews moved to Israel, coming from more than 100 different countries; a 50 per cent decrease from the previous year when 46,000 new immigrants arrived in the country.
The site said according to data published by the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency, about 19,850 Jews came from Russia followed by the United States and Canada with 3,340 immigrants, France 1,820, Ukraine 980, and Belarus 795.
Nearly two-thirds of the new immigrants have settled in just six cities, with Netanya, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Bat Yam and Ashdod being the top choices.
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