IDF Medical Corps attending wounded in Israeli built field hospital in Haiti. In the photo: Col. Dr. Itzik Kries, Commander of the field hospital.. Photo: IDF Spokesperson

The video shows IDF forces from the Home Front Command rescuing a victim of the earthquake stricken city of Port-au-Prince under two stories of rubble.

On Sunday (Jan.17) forces from the Search and Rescue unit of the Home Front Command rescued a 52 year old man alive from the rubble who had been buried under two stories of ruins for approximately 90 hours.  The man was rescued in good condition but was suffering from wounds in his limbs and from dehydration. The victim was able to communicate his location by sending SMS messages. Israeli forces were dispatched to the location and were finally able to hear his voice near the wreckage.  The Search and Rescue forces were able to rescue him after six hours

Col. (res) Gil Shanav from the Search and Rescue unit of the Home Front Command reported to Army Radio: "We sent our forces to the area and established contact with the trapped civilian who was beneath two stories of rubble. We had to build a tunnel to get to his location and after six hours we were able to rescue him."

Additionally, Army Radio reported that the man rescued was an income tax official who was trapped for four days under the rubble of the Tax Authority office in the capital of Port-au-Prince. He was transferred for treatment at the field hospital set up by the Israeli delegation.

Over 220 IDF soldiers from the Home Front Command were sent as part of the Israeli aid delegation to Haiti. Part of the delegation is concentrating its efforts on Search and Rescue operations to try and find survivors under the rubble of earthquake stricken Haiti.

On Friday (Jan. 15) the IDF established a field hospital that is capable of treating 500 people a day.  The Medical Corps has said that it has already carried out three life saving surgeries.