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10 evacuees from ‘Operation Roaring Lion’ still living in hotels

By JNS Staff

(JNS) — Sixty-four Israelis whose homes were damaged by Iranian missiles during “Operation Roaring Lion” against Tehran are still living in hotels, Knesset lawmakers heard on Wednesday.

The evacuees are temporarily being housed in 11 hotels across the Jewish state, a representative of the Israel Tax Authority’s Compensation Fund told members of the Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs.

“According to our projections, by mid-June there will no longer be any evacuees staying in hotels, and...