The Israeli foreign ministry has been working on the repatriation of African citizens and has made agreements with Ethiopia and South Sudan. 

As for the Ivory Coast and Ghana, Haartez news reported that an Israeli senior in the foreign ministry said that they will deport these nationals by force if the governments do not cooperate. 

The Israeli government cannot legally repatriate immigrants from Eritrea, North Sudan and Somalia because their lives would be at risk upon their return.

Human rights supporters have condemned the move and branded the mass expulsion of migrants as “immoral,” while Netanyahu’s government brands them as “infiltrators” and sees them as a threat to the Jewish demographic in the country, according to imemc.org.

A law also came into force on Sunday allowing Israeli authorities to detain illegal immigrants for up to three years without trial or deportation.

African immigrants who account to 60,000, have become the target of many protests recently as thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to demand the expulsion of all asylum-seekers and immigrants. Israeli has accused African immigrants for rising crime and violence in the country, according to Reuters.

All of the migrant workers arrested by Israeli authorities so far have been transferred to Saharonim detention center which has a capacity of 2,000 spaces. The Interior Ministry predicts the center will reach maximum capacity next month and a currently working on expanding it to accommodate 5,400, RT reported.

Israel is currently building a fence across its border with Egypt in an attempt to stop the flow of African migrants.