Israel team in Turkey rescues 10 from the rubble. IDF field hospital set to open. UTJ warns govt will fall without judicial overhaul. 

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A group of prominent physicians has sent a letter to the Knesset  Constitution, Law and Justice Committee warning against the repercussions of changes to the justice system on public health.

The doctors argued in the letter that the proposed judicial overhaul would “weaken the gatekeepers who protect public health,”

KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Professor Nadav Davidovitch, head of the School of Public Health at Ben-Gurion University, one of the initiators of the letter, and asked him what prompted the move.

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The IDF Search and Rescue team was one of the first  international crews on the ground after this week's devastating  earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border.

An IDF field hospital was also set up on Wednesday.

Working around the clock in freezing conditions , the Israeli team has already saved lives.

Alon Lavie, the foreign ministry representative on the ground with the IDF Search and Rescue team, says that the Israeli soldiers have already pulled 5-7 people alive from collapsed buildings.

He spoke to KAN's Mark Weiss from close to the Turkish-Syrian border.

(Photo: David Saranga ,Foreign ministry)

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Death toll from Turkey, Syria earthquakes tops 11,000. Israeli rescue teams in southern Turkey pull at least 5 people from rubble. First vote on component of  government's judicial overhaul expected next week. 

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Israeli humanitarian aid and IDF search and rescue mission reaches Turkey, as death toll from earthquake tops 5,000, winter storm wreaking havoc but Sea of Galilee filling up

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Haim Rafalowski, the national disaster management coordinator of Magen David Adom Israel, said that Israeli assistance to Turkey would comprise of search and rescue teams as well as a large army field hospital. Paramedics of Magen David Adom were expected to depart for Turkey this afternoon. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the normal 72-hour window to rescue trapped people was much, much shorter due to the weather conditions. He added that the devastation in Syria was likely more worse than Turkey and that there would likely be major medical needs for the entire population in the affected areas in the months ahead. (photo: Omar Sanadik/AP)

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Israel offers aid to Turkey and Syria after powerful earthquake hits eastern Turkey. IDF and Shin Bet kill Hamas terror cell in shootout near Jericho, Knesset marks Tu B'Shvat with open house, tree plantings 

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Police probing ex-combat pilot, lawyer for alleged incitement over remarks against judicial reform. Finance Minister Smotrich gives up Knesset seat under Norwegian law. IDF investigating Iron Dome activation over weekend, and says no Palestinian drone was launched from Gaza. 

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The state asked the High Court of Justice on Wednesday for another four-month extension before responding to a petition that was filed to the court asking it to oblige the government to execute demolition and eviction orders for Khan al-Ahmar, the Bedouin Palestinian encampment on the road to Jericho.  

Sources close to the prime minister said the delay was because of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit, and because of the coming Muslim month of Ramadan.

Professor Dan Turner from Jerusalem’s Shaare Tsedek hospital lives on the settlement of Kfar Adumim, next to Khan al Ahmar , and has been active working together with the villagers to find a solution to the relocation order.

KAN's Mark Weiss asked him for his reaction to the state request for a further extension.

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A-G tells PM to stay away from judicial overhaul over conflict of interest. Overnight strikes on Gaza after rockets. Chad opens Ramat Gan embassy.

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