SKIP TO MAIN CONTENT

Israel announces deal on asylum seekers, suspends it

SBS News In Depth

Follow and Subscribe

Asylum seekers outside an Israeli detention centre
African migrants spend time outside the ground of the Holot detention facility near Nitzana in the Negev Desert in Israel, 06 March 2018. Source: AAP

Israel has suspended an apparent agreement to resettle thousands of African asylum seekers in the West only hours after announcing the deal with the United Nations.

Follow and Subscribe

Apple Podcasts Spotify Listnr Download (1.5MB)
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

Published

Updated

By Rashida Yosufzai

Source: SBS

Skip to podcast episode content

Israel has suspended an apparent agreement to resettle thousands of African asylum seekers in the West only hours after announcing the deal with the United Nations.

Latest podcast episodes

Get SBS News straight to your inbox

Sign up now for daily news from Australia and around the world. You can also subscribe to Insight's weekly newsletter for in-depth features and first-person stories.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Stream now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world