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Israel Sends 80-Person Rescue Team to Quake-Hit Cali

8/15/2026

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Colombia received an 80-person Israeli rescue delegation on August 14, 2026, led by Brig. Gen. Yossi Pinto.
The “Alliance of Friends” team will provide aid and support rescue work in Cali after the August 10, 2026, 7.4-magnitude quake that killed 285 and injured about 4,000.
Colombia requested rescue teams only from the United States, Ecuador, El Salvador and Israel; President de la Espriella recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

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Colombia received an 80-person Israeli rescue delegation on August 14, 2026, led by Brig. Gen. Yossi Pinto.
The “Alliance of Friends” team will provide aid and support rescue work in Cali after the August 10, 2026, 7.4-magnitude quake that killed 285 and injured about 4,000.
Colombia requested rescue teams only from the United States, Ecuador, El Salvador and Israel; President de la Espriella recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.