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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Syrians in quake-hit areas ask Israel for aid: ‘The world abandoned us’
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A member of the White Helmets civil defense rescue team stands in front of the rubble of a building while searching for survivors in the rebel-held Syrian town of Jindayris on February 8, 2023, two days after a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. (AFP)
Some citizens in rebel-held parts of Syria rocked by the deadly earthquake earlier this week are seeking help from Israel due to a lack of other assistance, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
A volunteer with the White Helmets first responders network tells Kan that all international aid is sent to the Assad regime, which doesn’t pass it on.
“The world abandoned us. We ask the Israeli people for help,” Hazem Mohammed from the Idlib area is quoted as saying.
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