Israel reportedly ready to take in orphaned Syrian refugees

Israel has allegedly agreed, for the first time, to grant asylum to some 100 children orphaned by neighboring Syria's bloody civil war, Jerusalem Post reported.

According to the report, Interior Minister Arye Deri recently approved the humanitarian plan under which Israel would absorb the child refugees from Syria.

The reported move would signify the first time Israel opens its doors to refugees from neighboring Syria, with which it is still technically at war.