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Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Turkey says its rescue team awaiting Israeli approval to enter Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Turkish disaster response team is waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defense ministry source said Thursday.
“AFAD is still waiting at the border. Israel still did not issue any authorization” for the team to enter, the source said, referring to Turkey’s disaster relief agency, which is said to be waiting on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with a team of 81 specialists.
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