🇺🇸🇻🇪🇺🇳⚡- "We reserve the inherent right to legitimate defense, under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter," - Venezuela's Representative to the UN.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The IDF performed an assassination strike on a member of Hezbollah in the area of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon.

No video or person of interest has been made public.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- “Venezuelan state-run energy company PDVSA's oil production and refining were normal on Saturday and its most important facilities had suffered no damage from U.S. attacks to extract President Nicolas Maduro according to an initial assessment, two sources with knowledge of the company's operations said.” - Reuters.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- Associated Press indicate that the attack on Caracas did not last more than 30 minutes.

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇻🇪⚡- UA aerial activity continues this morning over Puerto Rico.

Credit: Michael Bonet.

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇻🇪⚡- 5 V-22 Ospreys have departed from Puerto Rico.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "Trump authorized the Maduro's capture several days ago. The CIA tracked Maduro’s location, which resulted in his arrest," - CNN.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- People of Caracas, Venezuela, celebrate the removal of former President Nicolas Maduro by the US Special Forces in a 30 minute Special Military Operation.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- BREAKING: "Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York.

Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machine guns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machine guns and Destructive Devices against the United States.

They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.

On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco traffickers," - Attorney General Pam Bondi.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇧🇷⚡- "The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line.

The action is reminiscent of the worst moments of interference in Latin American and Caribbean politics and threatens the preservation of the region as a zone of peace," - Lula da Silva, President of Brazil.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇨🇳⚡- China warns its citizens against travel to Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇧🇷⚡- Venezuela closes its border with Brazil.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "The team did an incredible job, they rehearsed and practiced like nobody's ever seen.

I was told by real military people that there's no other country on earth that can do such a manoeuvre.

If you would have seen what happened, I mean I watched it literally like I was watching a television show. If you would have seen the speed, the violence, it was an amazing job.

Nobody else could have done anything like it," - US President Donald Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "We lost no aircraft, everything came back. One helicopter was hit pretty hard, but we got it back.

We have a few injuries, but no deaths," - US President Donald Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "Maduro was in a fortress. His house had steel doors and a safety space with solid steel all around.

He tried to get into it, but was bum-rushed so fast he didn’t make it," - US President Donald Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "We’re making that decision on what's next for Venezuela.

We can’t take a chance on letting somebody else run and just take over where he left off.

We’ll be very much involved. The people of Venezuela are very, very happy. They were run by something worse than a dictatorship," - US President Donald Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "It sends the signal that we’re not going to be pushed around as a country anymore," - US President Donald Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were dragged from their bedroom by US forces during the raid that led to their capture.

The couple was captured in the middle of the night as they were sleeping," - CNN.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇨🇳⚡- "The hegemonic behavior of the United States is a serious violation of international law, an infringement on Venezuela's sovereignty, and a threat to peace and security.

We strongly oppose the US action and urge Washington to abide by international law and stop violating the sovereignty and security of other countries," - China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇷🇺⚡- "Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in a phone conversation with the Venezuelan Vice President agree on the need to prevent any further escalation in Venezuela

Lavrov and Rodriguez agreed on the need to seek a way out of the crisis in Venezuela through dialogue," - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.