ISRAEL TO COMPLETE ALIYAH OF BNEI MENASHE: Israel approved a plan to bring the remaining Bnei Menashe community from India to Israel.

About 1,200 are expected to arrive by 2026 with a budget of 90 million shekels for immigration, conversion, housing in absorption centers, Hebrew studies, and employment support.

A second phase aims to bring 4,600 more by 2030, completing the community’s aliyah and reuniting families.

A delegation from state agencies and the Sephardi Chief Rabbinate will travel to India within a week to evaluate eligibility.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said the move is “important and Zionist.”