The Trump administration has seized the second of two planes belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government that is currently in the Dominican Republic.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government on behalf of the United States on Thursday.

The U.S. has confiscated a jet owned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Dominican Republic. This action comes as Senator Marco Rubio is touring Central America, highlighting growing tensions between the U.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and Arab states in mid-February, a State Department official said, making his first trip to the Middle East after a widely condemned proposal by President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians in Gaza.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino in Panama over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a readout of their meeting.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Gaza currently is "not habitable" due to dangers such as unexploded weapons, and that people would have to live elsewhere while the area is rebuilt.

US President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle Gaza's population would only be temporary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. It follows Trump's suggestion that the US could "take over" Gaza and resettle the millions of Palestinians living there – an idea that has drawn criticism from the UN,