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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
IDF says rescuers have pulled 17 Turkish civilians from rubble; Home Front Command chief visits
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
In this handout photo, Home Front Command chief, Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, visits IDF search and rescue teams in southeastern Turkey, February 9, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
The chief of the military’s Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, paid a visit to the search and rescue teams working in southeastern Turkey today, the Israel Defense Forces says.
Milo is briefed on the search and rescue operations, which have so far resulted in 17 Turkish civilians being pulled out of collapsed buildings following the major earthquake.
The IDF has some 450 soldiers on the ground, including at a field hospital that is expected to receive its first patients tonight.
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