Jerusalem Post/World NewsAmbassador Yoed Magen, who grew up in Venezuela, will lead the Foreign Ministry’s activities, while Home Front Command Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. Elad Edri will command the IDF delegation. Follow us on GoogleMembers of the French 7th Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment make a recognition in a damaged building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 29, 2026. (photo credit: MIGUEL MEDINA/Pool via REUTERS)ByDANYA SAPERSTEINJUNE 29, 2026 22:44Updated: JUNE 29, 2026 22:45A joint delegation from the Foreign Ministry and the IDF, including the Home Front Command, is set to depart for Venezuela on Tuesday to aid in the response to the earthquakes that devastated the country, killing over 1,700 people and leaving over 15,866 homeless.This follows a review led by the National Security Council of the coordination and integration required among the participating bodies.Ambassador Yoed Magen, who grew up in Venezuela, will lead the Foreign Ministry’s activities within the delegation while Home Front Command Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. Elad Edri will command the IDF delegation. Engineering professionals from the Home Front Command and representatives from the Foreign Ministry will also be joining the delegation, with additional experts from the Home Front Command and the National Emergency Management Authority expected to join later. The experts will coordinate with their Venezuelan counterparts to meet on-the-ground needs.People stand outside a hospital next to a damaged building after an earthquake, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/Fausto Torrealba)Separate delegation already on the groundA separate Israeli search-and-rescue delegation has already arrived in Venezuela to aid in recovery efforts, comprising 16 rescue personnel along with other professionals from the Magen - Disaster & Emergency Management Company, Israel's Ready for Rescue non-profit, and SmartAID. Since landing in Valencia, the delegation has begun to work alongside local forces on the ground to locate and rescue survivors and provide humanitarian aid where possible.Miriam Sela-Eitam contributed to this report.Follow us on Google