Today (Friday), at noon, the firefighters of the Elad Squadron completed the last sortie, and upon landing the planes at Larnaca Airport, a ceremony was held in the presence of the representative of the local government, the Minister of Agriculture of Cyprus, and the Israeli Deputy Ambassador to Cyprus, Mrs. Noga Caspi. And praised the members of the Israeli delegation, for their international assistance in overcoming the wave of fires that has spread in the north of the island.
The commander of the Israeli delegation, Sen. Gadi Weiner, from the Israel Police Air Unit: “It was a privilege for us to bring the capabilities of the Israeli firefighting squadron to the neighboring state of Cyprus, and to take a significant part in international firefighting efforts, thus proudly representing the police. Israel and the State of Israel. “
During the entire operation, the firefighting planes made 20 sorties in which the pilots threw tens of thousands of liters of firefighting material at the fires.
The activity of the Israeli firefighting squadron was based on cooperation and coordination with the firefighting pilots from the various countries, and together they created a regular sequence of raids, which suppressed the combustion centers, and led to the achievement of the goal and control of the fire.
The firefighting squadron planes are currently making their way back to Israel, and recently the other members of the delegation who returned to Israel landed on an Israeli Air Force plane.
Photo: Police spokeswoman
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