An Israeli field hospital began operating in Turkey to provide treatment for the survivors of last Friday’s earthquake in the northwestern part of the country. At the same time, most of the Israeli rescue team dispatched to Turkey over the weekend is returning home because the chances of finding survivors in the rubble have dropped significantly. The quake killed at least 450 people.
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