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Israel Extends Venezuela Aid Mission After June Quakes

7/10/2026

Center

Israeli Aid Extends

Israel’s aid team got a two-week extension from Venezuela’s interim president, extending the longest humanitarian presence since the June quakes.
Brigadier General Elad Edri and ambassador-designate Yoed Magen lead a delegation assessing damage and rebuilding in Venezuela after June 24 quakes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the delegation’s work in Venezuela.
The team includes thirty specialists from Foreign Ministry, Home Front Command and Israel Defense Forces.

Left

Cohen Declares Safety

Israeli structural engineer Avi Cohen, fluent in Spanish, toured quake-damaged Venezuelan neighborhoods to tell families whether their homes were safe.
Acting President Delcy Rodriguez approved a national reconstruction plan prepared by Israeli experts in Venezuela.
Cohen’s team inspected eight fifteen-story towers housing up to 1,200 families and declared them safe.
Residents sleeping in tents celebrated, hugging Cohen and thanking him for letting them return home.

Blindspot

Center coverage emphasized the Pan American Health Organization’s warning about disease risk in overcrowded shelters and the call for vaccine supplies, which left coverage did not mention.
Left coverage gave less weight to the broader humanitarian extension and high-level political approvals (Netanyahu’s endorsement and the large specialist delegation) highlighted by Center.

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Israeli Aid Extends

Israel’s aid team got a two-week extension from Venezuela’s interim president, extending the longest humanitarian presence since the June quakes.
Brigadier General Elad Edri and ambassador-designate Yoed Magen lead a delegation assessing damage and rebuilding in Venezuela after June 24 quakes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the delegation’s work in Venezuela.
The team includes thirty specialists from Foreign Ministry, Home Front Command and Israel Defense Forces.

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