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January 14th, 2014 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The Italian Navy has rescued nearly 440 migrants, mostly women and children, over the past two days in the south of Sicily.
On January 12, a boat carrying about 200 men, women, and children was identified and rescued, while a boat carrying another 236 passengers was rescued the day before.
A statement by the Navy said the passengers of both boats, mostly from Africa, were taken to a port near Syracuse in Sicily.
This comes as the country is dealing with an immigration crisis that left hundreds of people dead last year.
Italy serves as a major European gateway for migrants, mostly from Africa, in search of a better life. Since 2013, migrants arriving in Italy by sea have tripled.
Last October, shipwrecks claimed the lives of more than 500 people near the shore of the Italian island of Lampedusa, located halfway between Sicily and Tunisia.
About 400 migrants were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, after Rome decided to implement “Operation Mare Nostrum” in a move aimed at controlling the immigration problem. Three Navy ships with 410 marines, two night-vision planes, four helicopters, two custom agency ships, and four coast guard patrol boats were deployed to the sea.
During the past two decades, an estimated 17,000 to 20,000 migrants have drowned or suffocated during the crossing, as a result of traveling on overcrowded fishing vessels or rubber boats.
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