Sri Lanka denied that it refused Israeli aid for victims of last month’s tsunami. In a statement, the Sri Lankan government said it delayed the arrival of the 150-member Israeli rescue and relief team because it couldn’t accommodate team members and because there already was enough manpower on the ground.
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