The Israel Defense Force has raised its level of alert due to ongoing anti-government protests and civil unrest in Iran, with senior defense and intelligence officials meeting both Thursday and Friday to discuss various scenarios, including a resumption of the with Twelve-Day War with Iran. The Israeli Government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed ministers and other officials to not speak publicly about the situation in Iran, “We need to keep quiet, not talk. No Israeli official should interfere in what is happening there, what Trump is doing is already enough,” an official told i24NEWS.

Initial reports of explosions heard throughout the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

Smoke can be seen rising from the site of several explosions, possibly the result of airstrikes, near Fort Tiuna in the southern suburbs of Venezuela’s capital of Caracas.

Air raid sirens sound and aircraft can reportedly be heard over the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

At least six pillars of thick smoke can be seen rising from sites throughout the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

Reports of possible explosions, residents says at least three, at Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base in Caracas.

Bright flashes can be seen and explosions heard by residents in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, with possible airstrikes targeting several military and infrastructure sites in the city, including Fort Tiuna and La Carlota Air Base.

Footage which appears to show U.S. Army CH-47G “Chinook” Special Operations Helicopters, likely with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), over the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

Reports now of explosions on Isla Margarita, Venezuela’s largest island in the Southern Caribbean.

Full-scale military operations appear to be underway against Venezuela, with dozens of helicopters with the U.S. Army spotted over the capital of Caracas.

Footage from a vantage point over the city, showing multiple explosions across the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

Additional footage showing CH-47G “Chinook” Special Operations Helicopters with the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), alongside other military helicopters, flying low over the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

Largest sections of the southern suburbs of Caracas are reportedly without power, as explosions and low flying aircraft can be heard by residents, with major operations against Venezuela now underway by the United States.

Airstrikes target Higuerote Airport in the State of Miranda, Northern Venezuela.

A large fire can be seen burning on the outskirts of the coast city of La Guaira, to the north of Venezuela’s capital of Caracas.

Strikes reportedly target El Libertador Air Base, the Headquarters of the Venezuelan Air Force, in Maracay the capital of the State of Aragua in Central Venezuela.

Multiple secondary explosions seen, while flames and smoke emanate from the Port of La Guaira in Venezuela.

Fires burn following strikes against Higuerote Airport in the State of Miranda, Northern Venezuela.

Smoke rises and significant damage can be seen at the Port of La Guaira to the north of Venezuela’s capital of Caracas.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro:

“Right now they are bombing Caracas. Alert to the whole world, they have attacked Venezuela

They are bombing with missiles.

The OAS and the UN must meet immediately.”

Local media channel in Caracas are reporting that airstrikes have targeted the home of Venezuela’s Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López.