May: One of the 62
ma'abarot
(immigrant transit camps) established in 1950 to temporarily house the massive influx of Jewish refugees and new immigrants.
26 June: Customs officer completes the clearance for the "Luce", the first ship to arrive at the
port of Eilat
.
26 August: Jews arriving from Aden and Yemen on
Operation Magic Carpet
, which ends in September.