On January 4, 2026, Lebanese media shifted focus from the tactical capture of Nicolás Maduro to the legal and regional fallout of his arrival in New York. Early morning reports detailed his transport to the Drug Enforcement Administration for preliminary hearings, with editors highlighting the transition of power to Delcy Rodríguez. Pro-resistance outlets like Addiyar and Al-Manar framed the event as a U.S. kidnapping, while L’Orient-Le Jour and Janoubia analyzed it as a strategic maneuver by President Trump to dismantle Iranian and Hezbollah financial networks in Latin America. By afternoon, local military escalations competed for space as Israeli strikes targeted vehicles in South Lebanon, specifically in Safad al-Battikh. Simultaneously, discourse intensified around the 'second phase' of Hezbollah's disarmament and Naim Qassem’s call to arm the Lebanese Army. By evening, reports surfaced of a direct U.S. request to Israel to resume ceasefire negotiations, suggesting a diplomatic pivot following the regional shock of the Venezuelan operation.