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Aliyah minister, Jewish Agency acting chairman to fly out to Ukraine

Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata will fly out to Ukraine on Tuesday night to examine further actions that could be taken to evacuate more Ukrainian Jews, the ministry said.

Tamano-Shata will depart from Israel with World Zionist Organization (WZO) chairman and acting Jewish Agency chairman Yaakov Hagoel and a delegation of Israeli officials from Diaspora organizations.

The aliyah and integration minister will visit the Polish-Ukrainian border and will be presented with an assessment of actions taken by Israeli representatives there. She will also visit the "Kohav Meir" field hospital built in western Ukraine.