IDF Spokesperson January 16th, 2010

IDF Medical and Rescue Team has set up a Field Hospital, Beginning to
Rescue and Treat hundreds

The IDF Medical and Rescue Team has arrived in Haiti, set up a field
hospital in Port-Au-Prince and is beginning to treat patients there. In
addition, the forces are locating and rescuing survivors trapped in ruined
buildings, including many who were injured during the collapse of the UN
headquarters.

The field hospital is prepared to receive dozens of ambulances evacuating
injured children from the different disaster struck areas. Between Friday
night and Saturday, dozens of truckloads of medical and logistical equipment
were unloaded and the field hospital set up.

The Israeli delegation landed in the capital of Port-Au-Prince yesterday
evening and has located itself in a soccer field near the air port. Upon
arrival, C4I teams deployed communications infrastructure in preparations
for the hospital's establishment.

Two teams, comprised of search and rescue personnel and canine operators
from the IDF canine unit were sent out on rescue missions. The first team
was sent to the Haiti UN headquarters in order to assist in rescuing
survivors.

The rescue teams are working in cooperation with local authorities in order
to reach disaster struck areas where survivors can be located and assisted.

The delegation is scheduled to stay in Haiti for a minimum of two weeks.
Further stay will be assessed at the end of this period.

To watch a video of IDF forces operating in Haiti, go to:
www.youtube.com/user/idfnadesk?blend=1&ob=4#p/a/u/0/NdplDDY9MGA
To get photographs of IDF operating in Haiti, go to:
www.idfspokesperson.com .
For online updates regarding IDF Medical and Rescue Team in Haiti go to:
@IDFinHaiti on twitter.