An Israeli Defense Forces delegation led by Brig.
Elad Edri has begun assessing buildings in Venezuela damaged by the twin earthquakes that struck earlier this week.
The team is categorizing structures as either unsafe for demolition or potentially salvageable, marking a shift from immediate search-and-rescue efforts to structural evaluation and recovery planning.
The mission commenced on Monday morning, coinciding with the withdrawal of international rescue teams from the hardest-hit areas.
As the official death toll continues to rise, the focus is turning toward stabilizing the built environment and preventing further casualties from collapsing infrastructure.
The IDF’s engineering expertise is being deployed to help Venezuelan authorities prioritize which buildings pose the greatest ongoing risk to survivors and emergency workers.