JERUSALEM (JTA) — Three more Jewish families are set to leave Yemen for Israel, a Yemenite rabbi told Reuters.
The families are set to leave for Israel this week, Reuters reported Sunday, quoting Rabbi Yahya Yusuf Musa. The families are reported to be from the town of Raida, where a Jewish man was killed by a Muslim man who ordered Jews to convert or be killed. The man has been sentenced to death. Some 16 other Jews from Raida made aliyah in June, including relatives of the victim.
About 200 to 300 Jews still live in Yemen. Most live in Sanaa in government housing, after being evacuated from other areas of Yemen over fear for their safety.
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