Israel to dispatch emergency aid, teams to earthquake-stricken Turkey

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Israel to dispatch emergency aid, teams to earthquake-stricken Turkey​

Netanyahu says teams to provide aid ‘at request of Turkey’; Herzog: Israel ‘stands ready to assist’; Foreign Minister Cohen, Defense Minister Gallant speak to Turkish counterparts​

By AMY SPIRO and LAZAR BERMANToday, 9:24 amUpdated at 12:03 pm

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Rescue teams try to reach trapped residents inside collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023 (IHA agency via AP)
Israel will send aid to Turkey as it grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed hundreds of people in the region, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday.
Netanyahu said he sends condolences to the citizens of Turkey, and that “at the request of the Turkish government, I instructed all authorities to prepare immediately to provide medical, rescue and life-saving assistance.”
Netanyahu said that an announcement on dispatching rescue teams would be made “in the coming hours.”
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Foreign Minister Eli Cohen held an “emergency meeting” at the Foreign Ministry on Monday morning along with ministry CEO Ronen Levi to discuss the situation. He spoke several hours later with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and discussed the dispatch of Israeli assistance.
“In the name of the State of Israel, I would like to express deep sorrow to the Turkish people over the severe earthquake that struck southern Turkey tonight,” said Cohen.
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“Our hearts are with the casualties, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured. I’ve instructed the Foreign Ministry to lead a rapid assistance plan to Turkey to deal with this difficult disaster,” he added.
There has been no official mention of Israeli aid for Syria, and the Foreign Ministry refused to respond on whether assistance to Damascus was being discussed. While the two countries remain officially at war, the Israel Defense Forces carried out a massive humanitarian operation to aid Syrian civilians during the country’s civil war.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said he had also instructed the IDF and the Defense Ministry “to prepare immediately to provide emergency assistance” through Israel’s rescue services and the IDF Home Front Command.
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Foreign Ministry staff hold an emergency meeting in Jerusalem on February 6, 2023 about the earthquake in Turkey. (Courtesy)
“The security forces are ready to offer any assistance that is required,” said Gallant in a statement, noting that Israeli rescue teams have “accumulated a lot of experience over the years in dealing with disaster areas and in the mission of saving lives.”
Gallant said later Monday that he had spoken with his Turkish counterpart, Gen. Hulusi Akar, and “told him that Israeli security forces are on standby and ready to help the Turkish nation with any required life-saving efforts.”
Eynat Shlein, the head of MASHAV, Israel’s national aid agency, flew to Turkey Monday morning.
United Hatzalah of Israel said that it was preparing to send a relief mission to Turkey in coordination with the foreign, defense and health ministries.
“We are standing at the ready to send a relief mission consisting of doctors, paramedics, EMTs, members of the psychotrauma and crisis response unit, and members of the search and rescue units, with medical supplies and humanitarian aid in order to provide assistance to the thousands of people in need in Turkey,” said United Hatzalah CEO Eli Pollack.
The Magen David Adom emergency services aid in a statement that it had been in contact with its Turkish counterparts in the Red Crescent, and “offered humanitarian and medical assistance.”
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“Magen David Adom has experience in assisting in disaster situations and the professionals are closely following the earthquake disaster in Turkey, and are prepared to provide any assistance that may be required,” the organization said.

People try to reach trapped residents in a collapsed building in Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province, southern Turkey, early Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (Depo Photos via AP)
President Isaac Herzog sent his condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the “enormous disaster,” expressing sadness “for the loss of life and destruction of livelihoods.”
“The State of Israel always stands ready to assist in every way possible,” Herzog added. “Our hearts are with the grieving families and the Turkish people at this painful moment.”
Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Irit Lillian tweeted that “the thoughts of Israel are with Turkey and its people as we see the first picture of the horrific results of the earthquake.”
Opposition leader Yair Lapid said he “sends my condolences to the Turkish people for last night’s severe earthquake. Israel stands with them.”
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors in the rubble in cities and towns across the area. At least 500 were killed and hundreds injured, and the toll was expected to rise.

People search through the wreckage of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Azmarin town, in Idlib province, northern Syria, February 6, 2023. (AP/Ghaith Alsayed)
The quake was also felt by some residents of Israel, although there was no damage reported. In recent years, a series of tremors have been felt across the country, rattling residents but with no long-term damage or injuries.
Authorities said that in case of an earthquake, anyone who might be in danger should head for an open space. People unable to leave their building should enter their bombproof secure room, leaving the doors and windows open, or go into the stairwell and head down. If neither of these are options, they should shelter in the corner of a room.
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The IDF Home Front Command is regularly dispatched around the world to assist in natural disasters, including earthquakes, wildfires, flooding and building collapses. A team sent to Surfside, Florida, in 2021 helped head up rescue efforts at a deadly condo collapse.

Damaged vehicles sit parked in front of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023. (Depo Photos via AP)
In 2020, Israel offered to send aid to Turkey following a deadly earthquake in the country, although Ankara did not accept the assistance. Relations between the two countries have since improved, and Monday’s earthquake appears much more severe.
Last year, Israel sent firefighting planes to battle a wildfire in Turkish-backed northern Cyprus, and has taken part in similar missions in Greece and Cyprus in recent years.
The Knesset is set to discuss Israel’s earthquake readiness next week.
Experts have long warned that Israel is overdue for a major earthquake that could cause significant damage to the country. The last major earthquake centered in the region took place in 1927 and killed hundreds of people.
Israel lies along the Syrian-African rift, an active fault line that runs the length of the border separating Israel and Jordan. Geological experts have recently warned that some one million homes in Israel are at risk of collapse in case of an earthquake.
According to estimates, a major earthquake could cause about 7,000 deaths and 145,000 injuries, with 170,000 people left homeless and 320,000 buildings damaged.
Last year, Israel held an earthquake drill in a number of towns and cities throughout the country.
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Israel to dispatch emergency aid, teams to earthquake-stricken Turkey

Netanyahu says teams to provide aid 'at request of Turkey'; Herzog: Israel 'stands ready to assist'; Foreign Minister Cohen, Defense Minister Gallant speak to Turkish counterparts

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[Muhammed45]

Turkey shouldn't have accepted it.

The people who called Israel a country, still refer to Syrian government as 'regime'.

There are 2 billion Muslims out there, we can give everything you need. Just ask instead of wooing killers of your brothers and sisters.

 

[SQ8]

Turkey shouldn't have accepted it.

The people who called Israel a country, still refer to Syrian government as 'regime'.

There are 2 billion Muslims out there, we can give everything you need. Just ask instead of wooing killers of your brothers and sisters.

Most Muslim countries in general don’t have expertise nor are as careful as western nations in recovering people from disaster areas.

 

[Muhammed45]

Most Muslim countries in general don’t have expertise nor are as careful as western nations in recovering people from disaster areas.

Iran is capable of managing a nation as big as Pakistan. When flood hit Pakistan, Iran had sent aid more than many countries combined.

The aid received from Israel Contains blood of innocent Palestinians, Syrians, Egyptians, Lebanese soldiers, women, elderly and kids. Eat it if you like

 

[SQ8]

Iran is capable of managing a nation as big as Pakistan. When flood hit Pakistan, Iran had sent aid more than many countries combined.

The aid received from Israel Contains blood of innocent Palestinians, Syrians, Egyptians, Lebanese soldiers, women, elderly and kids. Eat it if you like

Sending Aid versus experienced teams is a different thing. Aid from Iran contains blood of yemenis, Iraqis, Sunnis and Shias in Pakistan and elsewhere where Iran financed sectarianism along with allowing Indians to operate against Pakistan from its soil. Yet it is accepted because geopolitics versus assistance for the people of Pakistan was not weighed in.


There is no morality to be enforced from a high ground from Iran here where aid is concerned - the welfare of Turks matters and the Israeli team would be useful and effective.

It can be denied on moral grounds if Turkey wishes to do so but it wont have any positive or negative impact in general on the Palestinian cause other than social media for 4 weeks.

 

[dBSPL]

Please have your shitty pissing contest on other issues.

We are grateful to rescue teams from every country who have come to our country to help, regardless of their flag or nationality. Therefore, on behalf of myself, I would like to express my gratitude to both our brothers from Iran and the teams from Israel.

The problem in Turkiye at the moment is not technical inadequacy. Contrary to what you think, Turkiye has one of the most organized systems in the world in this field and has technical equipment that is not available in many countries of the world. There are currently around 10,000 professional and trained military personnel on the field.

The problem here is that the huge fault around 200 kilometers, where the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, has broken. As if that wasn't enough, the Elbistan fault line also broke just within 12 hours. Two giant fault lines broke on the same day, same place. We are talking about a centerline rather than an epicenter. Acording to Chad Myers, Earth slipped along a 100-mile (160 km) long line where the massive Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet.

Seismic waves hitting the America:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622468146681479168

And Japan mainland

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622454686090502144

It is an earthquake with a population of over 25 million and 11 provinces, 8 of which are metropolitan cities, were directly affected. It also affected millions of people in northern Syria which they are in situation that displaced from their lands and forced to live in shacks. Even in the center of Idlib and Aleppo, the earthquake was strong enough to have a devastating effect.

Part of the reason for this devastation was that the earthquake struck with a tremendous acceleration of 646 Gal, which is unprecedented in this region.

Roughly, there are about 10 thousand debris only within the borders of Turkiye. There is a need for one rescue team for each debris field. Each rescue team should have a minimum of 6-8 people, supported by volunteers, unless they have very specific equipment. Do the math.

If Papua New Guinea wants to send a rescue team, we will pay homage to them. Because the first 72 hours are very critical. We expect every team to come if they can.

 

[Foinikas]

There are 2 billion Muslims out there, we can give everything you need. Just ask instead of wooing killers of your brothers and sisters.

And where are most of the Muslim countries? Only a few have sent help already.

 

[Muhammed45]

And where are most of the Muslim countries? Only a few have sent help already.

That's because Turkey has asked Europe for help. Others have announced preparedness and sent help. I guess that includes Israel too.

 

[Stranagor]

Netanyahu Says Syria Requests Quake Relief, Israel Ready to Send It

Netanyahu Says Syria Requests Quake Relief, Israel Ready to Send It

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, February 5, 2023. …

www.algemeiner.com

Israel said on Monday that it had received a Syrian request for assistance with earthquake relief for the Arab state and that it was prepared to oblige, in what would be rare cooperation between the enemy neighbours.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a speech he had ordered Israeli aid sent to Turkey, the epicentre of Monday’s earthquake, with the airlifts due to depart toward evening.

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Good public diplomacy.

This is a natural disaster, but it may eventually bring greater good will between Syria and Turkey, and Syria and Israel.

 

[DabbuSardar]

Please have your shitty pissing contest on other issues.

We are grateful to rescue teams from every country who have come to our country to help, regardless of their flag or nationality. Therefore, on behalf of myself, I would like to express my gratitude to both our brothers from Iran and the teams from Israel.

The problem in Turkiye at the moment is not technical inadequacy. Contrary to what you think, Turkiye has one of the most organized systems in the world in this field and has technical equipment that is not available in many countries of the world. There are currently around 10,000 professional and trained military personnel on the field.

The problem here is that the huge fault around 200 kilometers, where the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, has broken. As if that wasn't enough, the Elbistan fault line also broke just within 12 hours. Two giant fault lines broke on the same day, same place. We are talking about a centerline rather than an epicenter. Acording to Chad Myers, Earth slipped along a 100-mile (160 km) long line where the massive Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet.

Seismic waves hitting the America:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622468146681479168

And Japan mainland

https://twitter.com/x/status/1622454686090502144

It is an earthquake with a population of over 25 million and 11 provinces, 8 of which are metropolitan cities, were directly affected. It also affected millions of people in northern Syria which they are in situation that displaced from their lands and forced to live in shacks. Even in the center of Idlib and Aleppo, the earthquake was strong enough to have a devastating effect.

Part of the reason for this devastation was that the earthquake struck with a tremendous acceleration of 646 Gal, which is unprecedented in this region.

Roughly, there are about 10 thousand debris only within the borders of Turkiye. There is a need for one rescue team for each debris field. Each rescue team should have a minimum of 6-8 people, supported by volunteers, unless they have very specific equipment. Do the math.

If Papua New Guinea wants to send a rescue team, we will pay homage to them. Because the first 72 hours are very critical. We expect every team to come if they can.

The people dying should be the only concern here, the kind of people playing politics over it are scum, rest of us pray for turks tonight.
Humanity trumps all.

 

[sammuel]

Turkey shouldn't have accepted it.

Easy to hand out advise, when it is not you or your family members lying under the rubble.

~

 

[villageidiot]

Do you understand what you talking about? Experience, experience, so what? How much does yoir honor worth? Let me buy it.


Shut your God damn mouth you idiot!

You are comparing us with what Israel has done, you piece of shit!.

Iran never sacrficed Kashmir for geopolitics. All the damages that was inflicted on Pakistan was because of its internal weaknesses and or deep relationship with American imperialists which resulted in innocent Pakistani blood.

Don't quote me again retard!

First of all, you need to calm down.

Second, you need to read more

How Iran saved India – in 1994​

 

[lightning F57]

Calamity brings the world together, one hopes there can be more cooperation without tradegy being the trigger.

 

[Trench Broom]

Setting up a field hospital too.

This looks like a bad one. Always worse when it happens at night and during winter.

 

[Muhammed45]

First of all, you need to calm down.

Second, you need to read more

How Iran saved India – in 1994​

First of all Pakistan is a western aligned country and has always been so. Therefore, Iranian leaders do not see Pakistan and Kashmir the same. Kashmir is one of the most important issues for Iranians for plenty of reasons, one of them is that Imam Khomeini's great grand father was born in Kashmir. Kashmir is the little Iran as Kashmiris refer to themselves. So, you cant claim you care about them more than us.

India had granted Kashmiris with autonomy, what did Pakistan do with promoting extremism in Kashmir instead of a peaceful solution?

Jinnah's Pakistan did a lot of things, it is true. But after Jinnah and Salafi take over of Pakistan, everything changed.

They eventually destroyed it. Because Pakistan is or became a western/ArabMonarchy aligned country. Btw, remember this?

You have no moral ground to condemn Iran. Right after destroying Kashmiri autonomy and killing dozens of them, Arabs awarded Modi as a hero. Do you know why? Of course you don't because Pakistan, again, is a western aligned country and this factor blinds you to the truth.
So far, Pakistan as a western ally and ISI as a close ally of CIA, destroyed Afghanistan with Arab leadership providing Americans with everything they needed and just recently Pakistani actions led to destruction of Kashmiri autonomy.

May i ask, wtf are you doing?