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Venezuela agrees with Israel to establish consular services after 17-year diplomatic break

By Thomson Reuters Aug 11, 2026 | 12:45 PM

Aug 11 (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government said on Tuesday ​it has ‌agreed with Israel to establish a coordination mechanism to ‌enable ​consular ⁠services, a dramatic ⁠shift in Venezuela’s geopolitical alignment after it broke ​relations with Israel in 2009.

Venezuela, ⁠which ⁠ended relations 17 ​years ago over ​Israeli attacks in the ‌Gaza Strip, was historically allied with Iran ⁠but its government has become more aligned ⁠with ‌Washington since ⁠the U.S. ​captured ‌President Nicolas Maduro ​in ⁠January.

(Reporting by Mayela Armas and Deisy Buitrago, Editing by Daina Beth ​Solomon)