Since the war in Ukraine, refugee women have been exploited through human trafficking networks, and these claims in the media have raised concerns in Israel.
According to Arab News, security information and emergency phone numbers are expected to be distributed to Ukrainian refugee women landing at Israeli airports in response to such threats.
Hundreds of Ukrainian women fleeing a war-torn European country have sought refuge in Israel, where a moral dilemma has arisen.
At the same time, according to Israeli media reports, there are fears that some Ukrainian women are being lured into prostitution.
Reports describe how Israeli human trafficking and criminal networks lure Ukrainian refugees into prostitution upon arrival in Israel.
Israeli immigration officials have been using the alarming situation as an excuse to block the entry of dozens of refugees over the past two weeks.
According to a report broadcast on Israeli TV Channel 12 on Thursday, the anti-trafficking unit in the Israeli Ministry of Social Welfare and Justice has received information about attempts to lure Ukrainian refugee women into prostitution in Israel.
Attempts to seduce Ukrainian refugee women did not begin until they arrived in Israel, but about 100 Ukrainian women were abducted during interrogations at Ben Gurion Airport, the report said. Tells about the person who told them about Ukraine. He offered to help her escape from the war zone, cross the border and board a plane bound for Israel.
The refugee women from Ukraine added that when they arrived in Israel, the same person told them that they would have to provide sexual or domestic services to get their money back.
The Israeli Population and Immigration Authority has received details about the man and suspects that a network was trying to lure refugee women into prostitution.
Meanwhile, the director general of Israel's Population and Immigration Authority has justified the refusal of some Ukrainian refugee women to enter Israel, saying they are coming for prostitution.
According to the Immigration Authority, 247 Ukrainian refugees have been barred from entering Israel since the start of the war in Ukraine three weeks ago, out of an estimated 10,000 refugees.
Israeli sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to Arab News that human trafficking was taking place. He added that the problem is not only in Israel but also in Europe.