Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he had given the go-ahead to ship help to earthquake-hit Syria, however a Damascus official swiftly denied they’d requested assist in the primary place.
Israel “received a request from a diplomatic source for humanitarian aid to Syria, and I approved it,” Netanyahu advised lawmakers from his hawkish Likud social gathering, including the help could be despatched quickly.
But a Syrian official advised reporters Damascus “ridiculed and denied the allegations” that it had requested help from Israel.
“How can Syria ask for help from an entity that has killed… Syrians for decades?” stated the official.
Syria’s authorities doesn’t acknowledge Israel and the 2 international locations have fought a number of wars since Israel’s creation in 1948.
Netanyahu’s workplace declined to supply additional particulars on the supply of the request to assist Syria, the place lots of of individuals have been killed by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday in neighboring Türkiye.
The Israeli chief has additionally confirmed his authorities would ship humanitarian help to Türkiye following the catastrophe.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry stated a crew of search and rescue specialists would depart for Türkiye on Monday, and that one other delegation geared up with humanitarian provides would observe on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, some 300 Russian army personnel are serving to clear particles in Syria, Moscow stated Monday.
Russia has additionally promised assist to each international locations. In the approaching hours, rescue staff from the Russian civil protection drive are to be flown to Syria, the Kremlin introduced on Monday afternoon.
President Vladimir Putin has already spoken on the cellphone together with his Syrian regime chief Bashar Assad.
In Türkiye, greater than 1,500 folks have been reported lifeless, in line with authorities.
Some 461 folks have been killed in Syrian government-held areas, Assistant Health Minister Ahmed Dhamiriyeh advised the state news company SANA. More than 1,300 have been wounded, he stated.
In the north-western areas held by the opposition, 390 folks died and greater than 1,000 have been injured, in line with Raed al-Saleh, the pinnacle of the White Helmets, a crew of some 3,000 volunteers offering help to opposition-held areas. Hundreds stay trapped below rubble, he added.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) stated that there had been not less than 42 aftershocks.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
