The United States has deported eight Palestinians to the Israeli-occupied West Bank aboard a private jet, in what security officials are calling a “highly unusual” operation, according to Haaretz.

The eight individuals, whose identities remain undisclosed, reportedly arrived in Israel on Wednesday on a Gulfstream IV jet allegedly chartered by US authorities. The aircraft is believed to belong to an Israeli-American businessman with close ties to US President Donald Trump, including joint real estate ventures.

Unlike standard deportation protocols, which typically involve commercial flights, this case involved direct coordination between US and Israeli authorities. The deportees, accused of remaining in the US without valid residency permits, were transferred upon arrival to Israel Prison Service officers, accompanied by officials from Israel’s Foreign Ministry.