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US officials briefed lawmakers that Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife were injured while fleeing US forces during a raid, with Maduro hitting his head behind a steel door and both receiving medical attention; some US personnel were also injured in the firefight, and the operation aimed to influence Venezuela's leadership without regime change.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. conducted a large-scale military operation resulting in the capture and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, involving elite forces and causing explosions in Caracas, with Maduro and his wife reportedly taken to the U.S. amid ongoing tensions over Venezuela's political situation.
Latvian police, in collaboration with Europol and other European agencies, dismantled a major cybercrime ring responsible for over 3,200 fraud cases across Europe, arresting seven suspects and seizing significant equipment during the operation.
Undercover Israeli police, guided by Shin Bet intelligence, killed a senior wanted terrorist in Nablus during a high-stakes operation that also resulted in injuries to several other armed terrorists. The mission, conducted in collaboration with the Shomron Brigade and Nachshon Battalion, faced significant resistance, including gunfire and explosives from nearby terrorists. The killed terrorist was identified by Palestinians as Adam Salah Faraj.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed details of a costly operation in the southern Gaza Strip, where three officers and two fighters were killed. The raid targeted a terrorist complex embedded in a school area from which shooting had been carried out towards IDF troops. The terrorists were identified and eliminated, and the compound's infrastructure was destroyed. The operation also included a raid on the headquarters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, resulting in the discovery of weapons, explosives, and intelligence documents.
Six militants attacked an air force training base in central Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of three militants before they entered the base. The other three militants have been cornered, and three grounded aircraft and a fuel tanker have been damaged. The military is currently conducting an operation to clear the area.
The head of Ukraine's Security Service, Vasyl Malyuk, revealed in an interview that Ukrainian intelligence orchestrated the explosion on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022. Malyuk and two trusted employees developed and executed the plan, opting to use a truck filled with explosives covered in cellophane film to evade detection. The operation was carried out exclusively by Ukraine's Special Service, who deactivated Russian electromagnetic warfare systems to allow the truck to detonate in the middle of the bridge. Malyuk also mentioned that Russia falsely imprisoned 22 individuals, accusing them of complicity in the act of terrorism.