Major quake in Israel would kill thousands, MKs told

The National Emergency Management Authority warns lawmakers that a major earthquake in Israel would cause massive damage and kill thousands.

The head of the Authority tells the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that such a scenario would cause some 7,000 deaths, make 170,000 people homeless and inflict damage totaling more than NIS 90 million, Channel 2 reports.

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