Israel sends volunteers to Haiti

Israel is to send a group of police officers to Haiti to help steady the disaster-struck country.

The Foreign Ministry has agreed to send the 14 volunteers to the Caribbean country as part of a United Nations stabilisation mission.

The Israeli team will join Italian and Serbian officers in the mission, which is aimed at maintaining public order.

In a statement the Foreign Ministry said: “Israel's dispatching of the police team is an expression of its desire to contribute its experience and professional expertise.”