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Accounts surfaced of multiple blasts and the noise of low-flying jets in the Venezuelan capital in the small hours of Saturday. The situation has led to allegations from the Venezuelan authorities and requests for global intervention.

Venezuela Condemns United States of Aggression

Venezuela's authoritarian administration has accused the Washington of what it calls "imperialist aggression," claiming that former President Trump allegedly authorized attacks against the Latin American nation. In an formal statement, the government asserted that strikes had targeted the capital and several other states: Miranda state, La Guaira state, and Aragua state.

"Our only objective of this aggression is to take control of Venezuela's strategic resources, notably its crude oil and resources," Venezuela declared.

Venezuelan officials appealed to the international community to denounce the strikes, which it labeled a "blatant breach of global law" that placed millions of lives at risk in peril.

Reports of Blasts and Defense Bases Hit

Locals spoke of feeling at least several explosions around 2:00 AM in the morning. Citizens in several neighborhoods reportedly rushed into the open.

"The earth trembled. This is terrifying. We experienced blasts and planes in the sky," said one local.

Smoke was seen pouring from major defense sites in Caracas: the La Carlota airfield and the Fuerte Tiuna base army base, where leader Nicolás Maduro is thought to live.

International Reaction

The leader of bordering Colombia, Gustavo Petro, wrote on social media that "At this moment they are striking Venezuela... attacking it with rockets." He called for an swift emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

Colombia, which recently joined the UNSC, said it would initiate defense protocols at its shared border with Venezuela.

Context

These alleged attacks come after a extended campaign of pressure by the Trump administration against the Venezuelan government. Since August, authorities reported a significant naval deployment off the country's northern coast and a number of strikes on vessels linked to narco-trafficking.

Venezuela's government has declared "the implementation of external threat" and directed all defense measures to be initiated. It has also summoned its citizens to mobilize and "reject this external attack."

The White House and the Pentagon have not promptly commented on requests for comment regarding the events.