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By: Algemeiner Staff - December 29, 2020
Israel has offered humanitarian aid to Croatia following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the European nation on Tuesday.
The tremor — with the epicenter in Petrinja, 50 kilometers south of the Croatian capital, Zagreb — killed at least six people and injured more than 20 more.
It was the second quake to strike the area in two days.
The director-general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Alon Ushpiz, tweeted, “We follow with great concern the effects of the recent earthquakes in Croatia, that caused great damage and the tragic death of a young girl.”
“The Foreign Ministry, in coordination with the home front command, has offered immediate assistance to Croatia,” he added.
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