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#BREAKING Israel evacuates 800 Syria White Helmets to Jordan: army

#UPDATE Israel evacuates volunteer White Helmets rescuers and their families from Syria to Jordan at the request of the US and European countries as they are threatened by advancing forces of the Syrian regime

#UPDATE Jordan says it has taken in 800 Syrian White Helmets rescuers and their families from Israel and plans to transfer them to the UK, Canada and Germany yhoo.it/2O6FYSN

#UPDATE Israel has evacuated 800 #WhiteHelmets rescuers and their family members threatened by advancing Syrian regime forces to Jordan for resettlement in Britain, Canada and Germany, Amman says u.afp.com/osLN

#BREAKING Jordan says it has received only 422 Syria White Helmets evacuees

#UPDATE Jordanian foreign ministry spokesman says evacuees will be allowed to stay for up to three months u.afp.com/osEP

#UPDATE A Canadian government source said a second group of evacuees "could not reach the border because of the situation on the ground" u.afp.com/osEP