Home of Israel’s atomic energy chief is burglarized

Thieves stole the briefcase of the head of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission in a home burglary.

The robbery at the home of Dr. Shaul Horev took place on Sunday night but became public two days later with the lifting of a gag order. Also stolen was Horev's wallet and a mobile phone.

The briefcase reportedly was full of documents, but the Atomic Energy Commission said in a statement that no sensitive material was stolen and no classified information was in the house at the time of the robbery. It denied reports that a computer was among the items stolen.

Horev supervises the nuclear reactor in Dimona, and oversees nuclear research and development in Israel.

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Report: Israel secretly repatriated 1,000 Sudanese citizens
Israel secretly repatriated at least 1,000 Sudanese citizens via a third country, an Israeli newspaper reported.

The repatriation was done without the knowledge of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Haaretz reported Tuesday.

Sudan is an enemy country which has vowed to punish any of its citizens for entering Israel.

The U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees prohibits Israel from returning asylum seekers to Sudan since by entering an enemy country they are at risk of death if they are returned.

Asylum seekers can be jailed in Israel for years without trial.

The Population, Immigration and Border Authority, a department of the Interior Ministry, told Haaretz that "the government's policy of not deporting north Sudanese has not changed."

Israel claims the repatriation was voluntary, according to Haaretz. Israel paid for the plane tickets, according to the newspaper.

Haaretz reported that it knows the name of the third country but is not releasing it in order to protect those repatriated.

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