The Israeli military's deployment to earthquake-stricken Venezuela has entered its third week, with 32 experts still on the ground in La Guaira, the IDF said. The mission marks the longest humanitarian assistance operation ever conducted by the Home Front Command, as teams shift from emergency response to long-term rehabilitation.
The Israeli military's earthquake relief mission to Venezuela has reached a milestone, becoming the longest humanitarian assistance operation ever conducted by the Home Front Command. The IDF announced Tuesday that 32 Israeli experts remain on the ground in La Guaira, near Caracas, now entering their third week of operations. The teams are assisting Venezuelan authorities in transitioning from emergency response to long-term rehabilitation after the devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck in late June.
The deployment, which The Zioneer has covered since its inception, began with an initial assessment in late June followed by the departure of the first rescue mission on June 26. An IDF vanguard landed on July 2, and the official joint IDF-Foreign Ministry delegation arrived shortly after. The operation has continued despite the absence of diplomatic ties between Israel and Venezuela since 2009.
According to the IDF statement, the mission is currently focused on rehabilitation and long-term support, shifting from the initial search-and-rescue and emergency medical aid phases. The Home Front Command's experience in disaster response, honed through years of domestic and international deployments, is being applied in this unprecedented long-term setting.
2 developments
- StrongHome Front Command delegation conducts structural triage in Venezuela to enable continued rescue operations
- StrongIsrael considers humanitarian aid mission to earthquake-stricken Venezuela
- DevelopingIDF vanguard of Israeli relief mission lands in quake-hit Venezuela
- StrongIDF delegation reportedly in Venezuela to search for earthquake missing
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