Overview
- Demissionary foreign minister David van Weel called the operation a “purely American action” and confirmed the Netherlands was not informed beforehand.
- Van Weel urged adherence to international humanitarian law and said any judgment on legality will follow President Trump’s press conference and further consultations.
- Officials report no acute danger to Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, maintain a deployment of about 800 Dutch troops, and say the islands are prepared for potential refugee flows.
- Dutch MPs are sharply divided, with several parties condemning the attacks as illegal and urging a formal denunciation, while PVV leader Geert Wilders expressed support.
- Venezuelan community groups in the Netherlands describe mixed relief and concern, citing communication outages in Venezuela and a lack of confirmed information from the ground.