While waiting for the order to move into the crisis zone, members of the IDF delegation stopped to pray. Then Israel’s Chief Rabbi instructed Israeli Jewish rescue workers to continue operations through the Jewish Sabbath, as Jewish law states that saving life overrides Torah commandments.

https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-idf-soldiers-pray-immediately-after-landing-in-turkey-to-save-lives/

https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/02/09/israeli-chief-rabbi-grants-special-dispensation-to-earthquake-rescue-teams-in-turkey-and-syria-to-work-through-jewish-sabbath/