The survivors were brought to Israel on a special flight of the Friendship Foundation.

Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano Sheta said that Israel has "a national right and duty and a government obligation to take care of Holocaust survivors, provide them with a warm and protected home in Israel, and help them with all their needs." "Because of the danger to life with the great assistance of the State of Israel and the aliyah organizations. I see their rescue and bringing them to Israel as a national mission of the highest order, as well as a huge right to receive them with warmth and love."