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Turkey Declines Israeli Aid Offer after Earthquake


(Reuters) Maayan Lubell - Turkey declined an offer of aid from Israel and all other nations Sunday after a powerful earthquake struck southeast Turkey. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said Israel was willing to provide "anything from food, medicine, medical staff and equipment to search-and-rescue teams." In 1999, an Israeli military rescue team rescued 12 people and set up a field hospital after earthquakes in Turkey.
2011-10-24 00:00:00
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