The killing on Tuesday night marks the third fatal shooting in less than 48 hours. Critics argue the crime wave has worsened since Itamar Ben-Gvir became National Security Minister in 2022.

"Israel and Venezuela have historically shared very close ties, which we will reclaim and strengthen in this new era of democracy and freedom," Machado assured in her statement.

The majority opinion, written by Justice David Mintz, asserted that there was no reasonable legal basis for changing the law as written.

"I am glad when I was the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, we stopped this crazy initiative," former chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt wrote on X/Twitter following the conversation's release.

The IDF said armored units and Israel Air Force aircraft struck targets in the area and called the incident a blatant violation of the current ceasefire agreement.

The Pentagon explicitly stated that the sale would not alter the military balance of power in the region, nor would it have any adverse effects on the United States' defense readiness. 

“If it ends like this, he will be remembered as the worst president ever for Iranians,” one Iranian who managed to flee told The Jerusalem Post. 

While Saif al-Islam is well-known in the North African country, especially for his role in shaping policy before 2011, his public profile has receded in recent years.