Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has requested that Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar keep the Israeli aid delegation in Venezuela beyond its scheduled July 12 departure, as the team's experts design a post-earthquake reconstruction plan, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has formally requested that Israel extend the aid delegation's stay in Venezuela beyond its scheduled July 12 departure, according to The Jerusalem Post. The request was conveyed to Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar as the team's experts finalize a post-earthquake reconstruction plan. It remains unclear whether Israel will approve the extension.
Earlier today, The Zioneer reported that Rodríguez had approved the rehabilitation plan formulated by the Israeli team (17:20 Jerusalem). That approval followed a meeting between the delegation and the president (10:16 Jerusalem). The story thread shows that initial reports Wednesday morning (07:53 Jerusalem) indicated the president had already requested a two-week extension, which PM Benjamin Netanyahu and FM Sa'ar approved according to N12 and the Foreign Ministry. The evolution of corroboration moved from an N12 report to official statements from the IDF Spokesperson and Foreign Ministry.
The delegation, comprising Home Front Command engineers and Foreign Ministry personnel, has been working alongside local authorities since late June, after the 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck. The Zioneer previously reported on the unusual high-level contact between the two countries, which have had no formal diplomatic relations since 2009. The request for an extension beyond the already-extended July 12 date underscores the value of Israeli expertise in the recovery effort.
What remains open is whether the Israeli government will approve this new request. The earlier extension was approved within hours, but the current request pertains to a period beyond the already-agreed two-week extension, and no official response has been reported.
6 developments
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- DevelopingIsraeli Foreign Ministry, IDF delegation meets with Venezuelan President
- DevelopingVenezuela’s vice president says international rescue teams en route after earthquake
- StrongIsrael's envoy to Venezuela appeals to public in Spanish ahead of aid mission arrival
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