A team of the Israeli delegation is conducting a building-by-building security assessment (building screening) in Venezuela, according to the IDF Spokesperson's unit. The IDF released a photo of the activity on Monday.
The IDF Spokesperson's unit released a photo on Monday afternoon showing an Israeli delegation team conducting building screening in Venezuela — the latest stage of a mission that has shifted focus over several days from search-and-rescue to structural assessment.
According to the desk's published thread, the Israeli delegation, led by the IDF Home Front Command, arrived in Venezuela last week. By Friday Jul 3, 17:55 Jerusalem, the same day multiple updates were published, the mission had transitioned from search-and-rescue to engineering assessments of roughly 1,300 damaged buildings, and the team had presented a reconstruction plan to acting President Delcy Rodríguez that day. Earlier Friday, the delegation's head, Brig. Gen. Elad Edri, had confirmed the shift to building assessments. The delegation was first reported operating in Venezuela on Friday Jul 3, 17:55 Jerusalem, after 17 years without diplomatic ties, following initial reports on Thursday and Wednesday of rescue operations and high-level contact.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday Jul 3, 17:55 Jerusalem, acting President Delcy Rodríguez publicly thanked the Israeli rescue team in a televised address, marking the first positive statement by a Venezuelan leader toward Israel in 27 years. The mission was coordinated via Venezuela's Jewish community, Rodríguez said, and has operated openly in IDF uniforms despite no formal diplomatic relations since 2009.
No details have been provided on when the building screening began or how long it will continue. The delegation was initially set to return Sunday, with possible extension.
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