Hyderabad, Feb. 6 -- Palestinians arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States are being deported to the occupied West Bank by private jets in coordination with Israeli authorities, according to a joint investigation by +972 Magazine and The Guardian.

According to the report, the deportation is part of a "secretive and politically sensitive operation" which began at the start of this year.

The report mentioned that eight Palestinian men were flown, their wrists and ankles shackled for the entirety of the ride from an ICE deportation centre in Arizona's Phoenix on January 20. They arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv after several fueling stops in Ireland, New Jersey and Bulgaria. The ...