(i24) Netanyahu says Israel will dispatch rescue crews and humanitarian aid as Israelis ‘pray for the well-being of our Moroccan friends’
Israel will send urgently needed aid, and a search and rescue team to Morocco, following a devastating earthquake that has killed more than 800 people. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the North African country on Friday (local time).
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Israel will dispatch logistical and humanitarian aid to Morocco after a devastating earthquake ravaged the North African country, killing over a thousand.
A total of 1,037 people have been confirmed dead, while 1,204 people were injured, of whom 721 are in a critical condition, according to official sources.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed “all ministries and forces to provide assistance as necessary to the Moroccan people, including planning to send a crew of rescuers to the affected area,” according to a statement from his office.
The premier added that Israelis “extend their hands to our friends, the Moroccan people, at this trying time, and we pray for their well-being. We will assist in any way we can.”
