Overview
- Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated President Trump on X, praising his leadership and the "brilliant action" of U.S. soldiers.
- Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar commended the operation, said Israel stands with Venezuelans, and welcomed the removal of a dictator.
- Trump said U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in a night operation in Caracas and placed them in American custody.
- The president said both were indicted in the Southern District of New York on narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking conspiracies and are being transported by ship toward New York to face trial.
- Algemeiner reported that Trump shared a photo showing Maduro in U.S. custody.