Israel to provide aid to Syria after deadly earthquake – Netanyahu – Over 1,500 people died in Syria and Turkey hit overnight by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake with the toll expected to rise | I24news

Israel to provide aid to Syria after deadly earthquake – Netanyahu – Over 1,500 people died in Syria and Turkey hit overnight by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake with the toll expected to rise | I24news

Over 1,500 people died in Syria and Turkey hit overnight by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake with the toll expected to rise Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Jerusalem received a request for help from Damascus – after a powerful earthquake killed hundreds, both in Syria and neighboring Turkey – and approved it.
„In the last day we received a request from the Turkish government for assistance. In the afternoon and evening we will send out rescue and medical aid missions. We also received a request from a political party for humanitarian aid to Syria and I approved it. I assume it will be done in the near future,“ Netanyahu said at the beginning of the Likud party meeting.