'Israel will make every effort to provide humanitarian assistance to the brave Kurdish people,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday.
Hundreds of Kurds fleeing villages held by the Islamic State (ISIS) terror organization in northern Syria amid a wave of mass abductions have been shot at, with several killed or wounded, opposition activists and a Kurdish official said Saturday.
Netanyahu and Turkish officials say it is not yet clear whether the suicide bombing in Istanbul - the sixth over the past year - directly targeted Israelis.
Israeli-Canadian Gill Rosenberg returned to Israel after fighting with the Kurds against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. She plans to be an advocate for Iraqi minorities.
The Islamic State has slaughtered some 2,000 people since it ascended to power six months ago with the establishment of an Islamic caliphate in Syria and Iraq.
Israel has joined the international relief effort to help the Yazidis, Christians and other refugees who are fleeing from the Islamic State (ISIS). The support is coming through IsraAid and their partners who are distributing emergency supplies.
An Israeli aid organization has sent relief to Yazidis and Christians fleeing Islamic State oppression and has further plans to help them survive the winter.