First Israeli delegation to Turkey is making its way back

By Desert Star Staff

“We rescued 19 people from the ruins while they were still alive” - MDA representative in the Israeli rescue delegation to Turkey sums up the 8 days of their operation: MDA Director General: “MDA paramedics at a field hospital continue to help victims in the affected area.”

The first Israeli delegation that traveled to Turkey to assist in locating, rescuing, and treating victims in the disaster area began this morning (Monday) to complete its mission and is now making its way back to Israel. During 8 complex days, the delegation managed to rescue 19 people from the ruins while still alive. A representative of Magen David Adom to the Home Front Command delegation, director of the emergency department, and MDA paramedic,

Lt. Col. (res.) Felix Lotan summarizes the activities conducted in the disaster area. He describes the rescue operations in ruins - from the problematic sights to the signs of life and when the rescued 6-year-old boy ran into his grandfather’s arms. We arrived late at night at the disaster area in Karamanmarsh,’ Felix recalls, “Moments later, I was already called to assist the teams of the Home Front Command.

We were directed to the ruins of a building where a small child was trapped. It was a complicated rescue; we broke through the basement into an apartment above us, where the boy was. Through the spaces we created, we managed to rescue the child, and after I checked him, I realized that he was in excellent medical condition. It was gratifying, but nothing prepared me for when he ran barefoot to