The IDF will send a search and rescue delegation to Florida to assist with rescue efforts following the Surfside residential building collapse.
The team of Home Front Command soldiers will head to Florida following a series of talks over the weekend between Israeli defense officials and officials in Miami, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday night.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz said the move was approved in coordination with the Foreign Ministry.
The Commander of the National Rescue Unit in the Home Front Command, Col. (res.) Golan Vach, will lead the delegation along with a rep. of @IsraelMFA.
The delegation consists of approx. 10 Home Front Command res. officers, all top experts in engineering & social care efforts.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 26, 2021
