"In the bustling plazas of Caracas, the rhythm of daily life carries on. Street vendors sell chocolates and frozen fruit, while shopkeepers stock shelves amid the afternoon rush. Yet beneath this familiar routine, a new tension hums. With United States military assets deployed near the Venezuelan coast and rhetoric heating up between Washington and Caracas, the capital's residents find themselves divided a few by hope, others by scepticism, and still others by a fierce instinct to defend their homeland."
"The US has conducted nearly two dozen strikes since September in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, killing more than 80 people. In the latest attack on Thursday, four people were killed. The administration of US President Donald Trump has not presented evidence to support its claim that the targeted boats contained narcotics or smugglers, nor that they were headed to the US. It has also offered no legal justification for the operations actions many experts say violate international law."
Daily routines in Caracas continue alongside growing anxiety as US military assets deploy near the Venezuelan coast and rhetoric escalates between Washington and Caracas. Residents express mixed reactions: some hope for intervention, others denounce foreign presence as imperial, and some vow to defend the homeland. A 52-year-old farmer and merchant says he would join the Venezuelan army despite medical needs. US forces have carried out nearly two dozen strikes in regional waters since September, killing over 80 people, with the administration offering no presented evidence or legal justification for many operations, prompting expert concerns about international law.
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