IDF transfers Gaza orphans to Judea at Berlin's request

(JNS) — At the request of Germany, Israeli authorities transferred some 70 Palestinian orphans between the ages of 3 and 15 from the Gaza Strip to Bethlehem in Judea on Monday.

The National Security Council in the Prime Minister’s Office reportedly approved the move without informing the Security Cabinet.

Israel Defense Forces soldiers escorted the convoy of buses with Gaza orphans and their companions, which passed through the outskirts of Jerusalem on its way to Judea, Channel 12 News reported.

The move was said to have been authorized following a request by Germany, which funds the SOS Chil...