Overview
- CBS News and Fox News, citing U.S. officials, reported that President Donald Trump ordered strikes on targets inside Venezuela, and U.S. aviation authorities issued a NOTAM restricting flights over the country.
- Witnesses and videos showed low-flying aircraft, blasts, smoke and power outages in Caracas, with reported impacts near Fuerte Tiuna, the La Carlota airbase and coastal areas of La Guaira.
- Venezuela declared a state of ‘Conmoción Exterior,’ mobilized its forces and alleged that strikes hit civilian as well as military zones in Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira.
- Trump announced on Truth Social that Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and taken out of Venezuela, a claim not independently verified as the White House and Pentagon had not issued detailed confirmations.
- Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said Maduro’s whereabouts were unknown and demanded proof of life, while Colombia’s Gustavo Petro said Caracas was bombarded and called for urgent UN and OAS action.