Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavushoglu thanked Israel on
Feb. 14 for its support to respond to the massive earthquake in
southern Türkiye and said Israeli rescue teams were one of the
largest in the region, Trend reports citing Hurriyet Daily
News.
“One of the first countries to send support to Türkiye was
Israel; search and rescue and medical teams came to our country
immediately. They gave great support in Kahramanmaras, they saved
19 people from the wreckage. Thank you for your solidarity in
difficult times,” Cavushoglu said in a joint press conference with
his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen.
The Israeli minister has paid a visit to Ankara for solidarity
after the devastating earthquake in Türkiye.
Israeli search and rescue, as well as medical teams, immediately
arrived in Türkiye’s southern quake-hit regions and these teams
were one of the “largest” on the ground, Cavushoglu said.
Israeli rescue staff have given “very serious support” to the
efforts in the quake-hit region and pulled out 19 people from the
rubble, he said.
Israeli minister, for his part, said his government and people
convey their deepest condolences to the victims of the
earthquake.
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