Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar informed the Foreign Affairs Minister of North Macedonia, Timco Mucunski, that Israeli medical experts would travel to the country to assist after a fire killed dozens.
Sa'ar also expressed his condolences "for the terrible tragedy in which more than 50 people were killed and dozens were injured in a fire."
"Israel stands by North Macedonia in this difficult time," Sa'ar's announcement on X/Twitter concluded, along with the Israeli and North Macedonian flags.
I spoke with my counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia @TimcoMucunski to express our condolences for the terrible tragedy in which more than 50 people were killed and dozens were injured in a fire. I told my counterpart that Israeli medical experts will…
— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) March 16, 2025
Mucunski later wrote on X/Twitter, thanking Sa'ar. The North Macedonian foreign affairs minister added, "In these difficult moments, the solidarity of our partners and friends is truly invaluable to us."
Fire in a nightclub
A fire ravaged a nightclub and killed dozens in the early hours of Sunday, according to the North Macedonian state news agency, citing the interior ministry.
Reuters contributed to this report