Overview

• The U.S. military released video of a strike in international waters that destroyed a small vessel and killed 11 people officials identified as members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang.
• The White House says the boat departed Venezuela and was headed toward the United States, though few operational details or identifications have been made public.
• Venezuelan F-16s flew near the USS Jason Dunham in the southern Caribbean, which the Pentagon called a highly provocative move, and reports of a second flyby were later disputed by a Defense official.
• Ten F-35s are being sent to Puerto Rico as part of a larger buildup that includes multiple destroyers, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, surveillance aircraft and thousands of Marines and sailors.
• President Trump warned Venezuelan jets that endanger U.S. forces would be shot down as senior officials signaled more strikes, Venezuela denounced the operations, and lawmakers and legal experts pressed for briefings and justification, with Vice President JD Vance dismissing war-crime accusations.