Acting President Delcy Rodríguez publicly thanked the Israeli rescue delegation, praising their professionalism, in what Abu Ali Express reports is an official acknowledgment of direct contact between Venezuelan and Israeli authorities — the first since diplomatic relations were severed in 2009 under Hugo Chávez.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez publicly thanked the Israeli rescue delegation and praised their professionalism, according to the Abu Ali Express channel. The report notes that the statement constitutes an official acknowledgment of direct contact between Venezuelan and Israeli authorities — the first since Hugo Chávez severed diplomatic ties in 2009.
This marks the latest development in a rapidly unfolding story that began earlier Friday. At 17:55 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published the first report of Rodríguez's remarks — a public thank-you to the Israeli team working in the earthquake zone, calling it 'highly professional.' Within the same hour, six subsequent updates tracked additional details: Rodríguez credited the Jewish community and Rabbi Cohen for coordinating the delegation, and multiple reports — from Amit Segal (N12), Amichai Stein, and Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom) — confirmed her characterization of the team as 'highly skilled professionals.' The thread shows a progression from a single unnamed account to multiple attributed sources, all consistent with the acting president's favorable tone.
As The Zioneer reported previously, the delegation was announced by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Tuesday, June 30, as Israel's first humanitarian mission to Venezuela since ties were severed under Maduro's predecessor. That decision followed a 7.5-magnitude earthquake on June 25, which prompted internal assessments at Israel's Foreign Ministry. The political landscape in Caracas has shifted following the fall of Nicolás Maduro's regime earlier this year.
No details have been provided about the scope of the rescue mission, the specific Venezuelan authorities involved in the coordination, or whether the acknowledgment signals a formal step toward re-establishing diplomatic relations.
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