Israel was the first country to send relief aid.
Sri Lanka at first refused a flying hospital from Isreal because they do not have diplomatic relations with Israel.
It is an Israeli team that is heading the deads identification in Thailand.
Here area a few links for you:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/S...&itemNo=501449
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/in...?ts=1105489133