Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™

LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Netanyahu scraps UN deal to resettle African asylum seekers

SBS Italian

Follow and Subscribe

Asylum seekers outside an Israeli detention centre

Asylum seekers outside an Israeli detention centre Source: AAP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was cancelling an agreement with the UN refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.

Follow and Subscribe

Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Download (4.34MB)
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Published

Updated

By Virginia Padovese

Source: SBS

Share this with family and friends

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was cancelling an agreement with the UN refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants, bowing to right-wing pressure to scrap the deal.

Italian journalist Michele Giorgio reports from Jerusalem.

Latest podcast episodes

Follow SBS Italian

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS Italian News

Watch it onDemand

Watch now