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Largest Ever Disaster Response for Israel goes to Türkiye
This is shaping up to be tiny Israel’s largest natural disaster assistance response to a foreign country in the Jewish State’s long history of sending such rescue teams around the world. Israel has been amongst the very first nations to rush in assistance in Turkey’s hour of need.
Partial List of Israel’s Response to the Turkish Earthquake Disaster - as of Feb 8, 2023
- 150 IDF S&R experts already working in Turkey
- IDF Field Hospital with 230 medical personnel and hundreds of tons of equipment ferried by 15 IDF transport planes - setting up in Turkey.
- Israel’s United Hatzalah Rescue Organization sends dozens of S&R and medical personal to Turkey
(PS. For this delegation, an Israeli aid plane, Iranian military plane seen side-by-side in Turkey.)
Other Israeli organizations with teams and aid rescuing or helping in Turkey:
- Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s ambulance service
- IsraAID,
- SmartAID Search and Rescue - teaming up with the MDA volunteers.
- ZAKA
- as well as Mashav, Israel’s national aid agency.
Israel sends rescue missions to earthquake-struck Turkey - ISRAEL21c
As the death toll from last night's two devastating earthquakes rises to more than 4,300, israel readies emergency teams to fly to the region.
https://www.israel21c.org/israel-sends-rescue-mission-to-earthquake-struck-turkey/
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