Earthquake

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Israel puts forth massive plan to reinforce north against earthquakes, security issues
18.07.2018
A joint team of Israeli government ministers, security experts and decision-makers will formulate a NIS 5 billion to upgrade the country’s security emergency and earthquake preparedness, according to a cabinet decision on Monday.
The IDF Home Front Command and Ichilov Hospital workers participate in a drill of evacuating and treating wounded in an earthquake scenario, outside the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, on Nov. 9, 2017. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
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More earthquakes in Israel’s north rattle residents, concern experts
09.07.2018
Northern Israel experienced four earthquakes on Sunday, causing no injuries or damage, but shaking up local residents, who fear that a week filled with minor quakes may be the precursor of a major seismic event.
The IDF Home Front Command and Ichilov Hospital workers participate in a drill of evacuating and treating wounded in an earthquake scenario, outside the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, on Nov. 9, 2017. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
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Israelis shaken by minor earthquakes
04.07.2018
A quake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck Israel from the northern Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), about 6 miles northeast of Tiberias.
Sea of Galilee in Tiberias Credit: Andreas Fjellmann via Wikimedia Commons.
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Israel sends generators to Papua New Guinea after deadly earthquake
12.03.2018
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neall thanks Israel for its support, saying “we look forward to further cooperation and the enhancement of the close ties between our countries and our peoples.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Papua New Guinea's prime minister Peter O'Neill in an Oct. 15, 2013 in Jerusalem. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO/FLASH90
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