Morocco has declared three days of mourning and King Mohammed VI called for prayers for the dead to be held at mosques across the country on Sunday.
Across parts of Morocco, people spent the night outdoors on Friday after the earthquake hit the country.
The organization will provide immediate relief – likely including food, medicine, temporary shelter, and medical support, including evacuation – and has already deployed its disaster relief experts.
One of the historic synagogues damaged by the quake was built by Sephardic Jews in 1492
Unique expertise in Israel helps prepare a response in the time needed after a disaster such as the earthquake in Morocco and Turkey earlier this year.
Two historic synagogues in Marrakech damaged in the earthquake • Israel sends aid to the shaken nation
More than 400 Israelis were on the ground during the disaster, which killed more than 1,000 people and injured thousands of others.
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