AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Hezbollah Deputy Chief Sheikh Naim Qassem offered condolences on the casualties claimed by the devastating earthquake which hit Turkey and Syria, affirming that the eminent incident requires an international cooperation to cope with its repercussions.
Sheikh Qassem told Al-Manar TV that Hezbollah sent medical convoys to help the Syrians in face of the quake because its considers that the Syrians are in a bad need for such aids.
Sheikh Qassem emphasized that the US sanctions, backed by most of the Arab countries, are hindering the relief and rescue works, adding that they contradict with the minimum humanitarian criteria.
Sheikh Qassem indicated that the West must be convinced that the Syrians have been resorting to the national choice of facing the takfiri war, adding that political choices can never be imposed on people.
Finally, Sheikh Qassem underscored that Hezbollah stands by the brotherly people and governments in Syria and Turkey to face this calamity.
The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck early on Monday Turkey and Syria rose above 7,100 on Tuesday, official data showed, with rescue workers still searching for trapped survivors.Officials and medics said 5,434 people have died in Turkey and 1,712 in Syria, bringing the total to 7,146.
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