Israel’s armed forces were called in to help flood victims in the Tel Aviv area after heavy rainstorms. Naval commandos rowed rubber dinghies between apartment buildings to rescue dozens of people stranded by rising flood waters, and soldiers set up rescue centers for people forced out of their homes.
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