Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar addressed the Paraguayan Parliament on Monday, warning that Venezuela’s socialist government has become a primary hub for Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis in South America. Speaking before Paraguay’s Congress, Sa’ar stated that the Maduro regime enables these groups to operate throughout the region and has transformed Venezuela into a central base for expanding drug trafficking and international terrorist networks. “In South America, criminals are forming narco-terrorism alliances with the Middle East. The hub of this network is Venezuela,” Sa’ar said, adding that President Nicolás Maduro has destabilized the region by causing a refugee crisis and is the basis for Hezbollah’s terrorist operations. Sa’ar added that Maduro openly aligns Venezuela with Iran’s “axis of resistance” and characterized Lebanon, Gaza, and Yemen as “terrorist states” where militant organizations are embedded in government structures and capable of coordinating internationally, including in Africa and Latin America. “Today, terrorist states do not focus solely on areas they control, but threaten the region and the world,” he said.
Israeli Foreign Minister Condemns Venezuela’s Role in Terror Networks
