India, Nov. 27 -- Around 600 members of the Bnei Menashe community in Mizoram and Manipur, who identify themselves as descendants of the biblical tribe of Manasseh, one of Israel's "lost tribes," are set to migrate to the promised land, Israel.

Community leader Jeremiah L. Hnamte told reporters that about 300 people from Mizoram and another 300 from neighbouring Manipur are preparing to leave for Israel by February next year.

The migration will be carried out under the Aliyah (Return to Zion) programme, he said.

More members are likely to follow later in 2026, he added. "Our children are already in Israel. They miss us. My spouse and I will be part of the group, which will migrate to the promised land next year," Hnamte, an entrepreneu...