Israel offers aid to earthquake-struck Syria and Turkey
Reuters | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
Feb 06, 2023 04:21 PM IST
Turkey earthquake: "I ordered to send, at the request of the Turkish government, rescue teams and medical aid," Netanyahu said.
Israel is prepared to extend its aid to earthquake-struck Turkey to Syrian victims as well, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, in a rare overture to the enemy Arab state.
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"I ordered to send, at the request of the Turkish government, rescue teams and medical aid," Netanyahu said at a ceremony in a hospital near Tel Aviv. "Since a request was also received to do this for many victims of the earthquake in Syria, I instructed to do this as well," he said.
Netanyahu did not elaborate on who had made the request regarding Syria.
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