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Israel offers Turkey earthquake assistance
By JPOST.COM STAFF AND YAAKOV LAPPIN10/23/2011 16:30
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Following the major earthquake that rocked southeastern Turkey on Sunday, DefenseMinister Ehud Barak said Israel will offer Turkey "any assistance required" to deal with the aftermath of the natural disaster.
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 shook southeastern Turkey on Sunday, Turkey's Kandilli Observatory said, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according to a local mayor. State-run media reported between 500-1,000 people had been killed, while the prime minister's office said the earthquake had caused a loss of life and damage.
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Barak ordered the Defense Ministry's head of the political-diplomatic bureau to transmit Israel's offer of help to Turkey.
IDF chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz instructed the army to be prepared to aid Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Gantz emphasized that an IDF delegation would set out for the sight of the earthquake only after receiving approval from the political echelon.
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 shook southeastern Turkey on Sunday, Turkey's Kandilli Observatory said, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according to a local mayor. State-run media reported between 500-1,000 people had been killed, while the prime minister's office said the earthquake had caused a loss of life and damage.
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Barak ordered the Defense Ministry's head of the political-diplomatic bureau to transmit Israel's offer of help to Turkey.
IDF chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz instructed the army to be prepared to aid Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Gantz emphasized that an IDF delegation would set out for the sight of the earthquake only after receiving approval from the political echelon.
