The Sachs family from Sydney, Australia, became Israel's first immigrants of 2026, arriving on Thursday and receiving Israeli ID cards. Their arrival highlights a trend of increasing Jewish immigration from Western countries, including the US, UK, and France, while immigration from Russia and Ukraine has decreased. This shift is attributed by officials to rising antisemitism in the West. In 2025, approximately 21,900 immigrants moved to Israel, with the country's population reaching over 10 million.