Israel dispatches medical and rescue delegations to quake-stricken Venezuela

Following the twin magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes that struck about 160 km west of Caracas on June 24, killing more than 150, Israel began immediate preparations to send medical, logistics and emergency-response teams. Israeli humanitarian NGOs, including IsraAID, KKL-JNF, NATAN and ZAKA, also mobilized aid efforts.