Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro spoke about the Israeli search-and-rescue team that went to the region after the earthquake that struck Cali, Colombia, on August 10, saying the team did not take part in searches beneath the rubble.
In a post on X, Petro claimed that the Israeli team arrived in the country four days after the earthquake and left the area without taking part in search-and-rescue operations.
Petro said officials had asked the team to remain in the disaster zone while voices could still be heard beneath the rubble. He said Israeli soldiers arrived at the Vanessa building in Cali, where his colleague Catalina Ortiz was located, but did not dig through the rubble.

An 82-member team went to Cali on August 14
Eighty-two members of the Israeli Air Force’s search-and-rescue teams arrived in Cali, one of the Colombian cities most affected by the earthquake, on August 14.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella also held a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. De la Espriella thanked Netanyahu for sending a search-and-rescue team four days after the earthquake.

Official death toll reaches 294
The earthquake that struck Colombia on August 10 was recorded at a magnitude of 7.4. According to the official toll, 294 people died in the earthquake.