Tel Aviv, Jan. 2 -- The Sachs family from Sydney, Australia - father Trevor, mother Dalit, and daughter Ashira - became Israel's first immigrants in 2026 after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport on Thursday as trends point to rising Jewish immigration from Western countries.

Upon landing, the three were greeted by Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ofir Sofer, received their Israeli ID cards, and officially began their new lives in the country. The family's son, Levi Sachs, had already immigrated ahead of them and enlisted in the Israel Defence Forces.

"The Sachs family's choice to immigrate to Israel, especially when their son is serving in the IDF, is gratifying and encouraging. We are working for the aliyah [immigration] of Australia...