Israel rescuers readying to pull 15-year-old girl from rubble in Turkey

Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel's religions and Diaspora affairs correspondent.

Israeli and local rescue teams work to retrieve survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 8, 2023, following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southeast Turkey. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
Israeli and local rescue teams work to retrieve survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 8, 2023, following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southeast Turkey. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)

MARASH, Turkey — Israeli rescuers are about to pull out a 15-year-old girl who has been trapped under rubble of her family’s apartment building in Marash since Monday.

She is in serious condition but is conscious. Her family has asked that no photos or videos be taken of her as she emerges.

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