Overview
- U.S. forces hit multiple targets in Venezuela, and President Trump claimed Maduro was seized and taken out of the country as independent confirmation remained limited by communication outages.
- The Dutch cabinet has not condemned the operation, with Foreign Minister David van Weel urging U.S. adherence to international law and noting the Netherlands was not briefed beforehand.
- Van Weel reported no immediate threat to Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, said hostilities had ceased, and indicated commercial flight resumptions would be decided by airlines.
- Curaçao’s government said the island is stable with months of food, medicine and fuel in stock, while thousands of tourists remain stranded after flight cancellations and hotels were asked to house guests for 48 hours.
- Reactions in The Hague were sharply divided, Venezuelan diaspora groups voiced relief as well as concern amid scarce verified information, and experts quoted in Dutch media questioned the action’s legality and cited possible oil and regime-change motives.