what was operation solomon?
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In early 1991, the security situation in Ethiopia deteriorated. Addis Ababa, with over 14,000 Jews trapped in it, was under siege! The government of Israel decided to initiate Operation Solomon -- a rapid action that transported over 14,310 men, women, and children were from the besieged city to freedom.

From May 24 to May 25, Israeli Air Force and El Al aircraft took off and landed continuously at the Addis airport. Thirty-three hours after the first plane left Israel, the last plane arrived back in the country. Eight babies were born throughout the operation, and a world record was set when 1,087 people -- including one newborn baby -- squeezed into an El Al jumbo aircraft!

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