Israel Rushes Aid Teams to Florida
Israeli humanitarian-aid groups are on their way to Florida in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Three teams of volunteers from IsraAID, ZAKA Search and Rescue and the Israel Rescue Coalition, all of whom rushed to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, are now on their way to Florida to help. Other Israeli aid teams are heading to Mexico, which was hit by a deadly earthquake on Sept. 7, 2017, and are offering aid to communities in Haiti and the Caribbean also devastated by Irma. (Israel 21c) Our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the families and global communities who have suffered immense loss through natural disasters in the past two weeks.
Israel Offers Reconstruction Aid to Mexico After Earthquake
Israel will offer aid in reconstruction and any other assistance needed to Mexico in the wake of a severe earthquake. “Israel sends condolences to the families of the victims. We understand that these are difficult days for this country, for the Mexican people,” Israeli PM Netanyahu said on Sept. 10, 2017. At least 90 people have died in the 8.1 magnitude earthquake that struck off the southern Pacific coast. The Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas were hardest hit. Netanyahu said he would offer the aid in person when he meets with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto this week, on part of his visit to Latin American, the first such visit by a sitting Israeli prime minister. “I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of the heavens and will give your descendants all these lands. By your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed” (Gen. 26:4). {eoa}
This article originally appeared at visionforisrael.com.
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