פון הארץIsrael to send search and rescue team to Nepal after quake Israel will be sending a search and rescue team to Nepal, including medical staff, in the wake of Saturday's massive earthquake, sources
in the Prime Minister's Office have said.
A Magen David Adom team would leave to Nepal to provide aid to Israelis and to other disaster victims early morning Sunday. Two El-Al airliners would leave for Nepal Sunday afternoon, carrying a humanitarian assistance team from the Israeli army and the Defense Ministry. On the flight back, the airliners would carry Israeli survivors as well as 24 babies born to surrogate mothers, together with their Israeli parents.
The 7.9-magnitude quake reportedly killed over 1,341 people in four countries and even triggered an avalanche on Mt. Everest. So far it is unknown if any Israelis were wounded. About 250 Israelis currently in Nepal have yet to make contact, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said.
The Israeli army will send a team of five on Saturday to examine the extent of assistance needed in Nepal, ahead of sending the search and rescue team, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said.
