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At least 40 dead and 150 injured by Israeli fire in Gaza during the last day
At least 40 Gazans died and another 150 were injured in the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health of the enclave, controlled by Hamas.
241 days from the start of the Israeli Army operation in this Palestinian territory, the total death toll amounts to 36,479, while the injured reach 82,777, with the majority of victims (about 70%) being women and children.
In addition, the ministry recalled that more than 10,000 bodies are still buried under the rubble, without ambulances or rescue teams being able to access them.
After eight months of war and with a new offer of hostage exchange and ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on the table, the Army maintains its military operation in Gaza and concentrates its attacks this Monday in Rafah and Jan Yunis, south of the devastated Palestinian enclave, and in Gaza City, to the north.
Precisely in the Jan Yunis area, the Palestinian agency Wafa reported on a military incursion in the vicinity of the European Hospital, in the Jan Yunis area.
In addition, the Gaza government office warned this Sunday that more than 3,500 children under the age of five are at risk of “starving” since Israel “for the fourth consecutive week prevents the entry of humanitarian aid including food, milk, nutritional supplements and deprives them of their vaccines.”
“These children suffer from malnutrition to an advanced degree that has affected the structure of their bodies, which in fact exposes them to the risk of contracting infectious diseases that destroy their lives, delay their growth and threaten their survival,” the office denounced in a statement in which it recalls that at least 17,000 minors live without their families.
For its part, the Israeli Army said in a statement on Monday that in the last few hours, its fighter planes “attacked more than 50 targets” in the Strip, including infrastructure, weapons storage facilities and military structures.
He also assures that in the center of the enclave they managed to identify several fighters “in a sniper post” and that their planes killed several of them.
Likewise, “the ground troops eliminated a rocket operation from Hamas in the center of the Strip.”
In Rafah, the Army reported the discovery of “RPG missiles,” anti-tank weapons of Russian origin, during the attack on a military structure carried out according to “information from its intelligence.”
As estimated yesterday by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), its 36 shelters in Rafah are empty, after about 1.7 million people have been forcibly displaced to Jan Yunis and central areas of Gaza.
“The humanitarian space continues to be reduced,” denounced the humanitarian organization, which again called for an immediate ceasefire after almost eight months of Israeli attacks and bombings in which more than 36,400 Gaza s were killed – mostly women and children – according to data from the Ministry of Health.
The Israeli Army also announced on Monday that it had found the remains of a compatriot killed in the attack in Hamas on October 7, in the vicinity of the Kibbutz of Nir Oz, near the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
“After a scientific identification and an exhaustive analysis by the Army, in coordination with experts in anthropology, Dolev Yehud’s body was found in the Nir Oz Kibbutz,” a military statement detailed today.
New scientific identification tests, along with information on the location of the remains, confirmed that it was the previously unidentified body of this 35-year-old Israeli.
Dolev Yehud, a resident of this agricultural community and father of four children, was a paramedic of United Hatzalah and the Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom. During the attacks of October 7, he left his home in an attempt to save lives, according to the military note.
In recent weeks, the Israeli Army has recovered the lifeless bodies of at least seven hostages in raids in the Gaza Strip, all killed in the October 7 attacks in Hamas.
Of the more than 250 kidnapped that day, about 120 captives remain in the enclave; 40 of them dead according to Israel, more than 70 says Hamas.
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China calls for dialogue amid rising Iran-Israel conflict
The Chinese government emphasized on Monday the importance of “creating the conditions to return to the proper path of dialogue” between Iran and Israel, which have exchanged attacks in recent days resulting in more than 20 Israeli and over 220 Iranian deaths.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun expressed deep concern at a press conference over the Israeli attacks on Iran and the “sudden escalation” of the military conflict.
Guo called on all parties to “take immediate measures to ease tensions and prevent the region from descending into further turmoil,” stating that “force cannot bring lasting peace.”
“If the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to intensify or even expand, the countries of the Middle East will be the first to suffer the consequences,” he added, while noting that China “will continue to maintain communication with the relevant parties, promoting peace and dialogue.”
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke last Saturday with his Iranian and Israeli counterparts to condemn the Israeli airstrike on Iranian territory, which he described as a “violation of international law” with the potential to trigger “disastrous” consequences.
In both calls, Wang reiterated China’s rejection of the use of force, defended diplomacy as the only solution to the Iranian nuclear dispute, and offered China’s mediation to prevent further destabilization in the Middle East.
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Suspect arrested in killing of Minnesota legislator and husband, governor Says
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced on Sunday the arrest of Vance Luther Boelter, 57, the main suspect in the killing of Democratic legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband in a Brooklyn Park suburb on Friday night.
Boelter, who also reportedly shot State Senator John Hoffman and his wife early Saturday morning, was apprehended in Sibley County following an intensive manhunt involving hundreds of law enforcement officers.
In a public statement, Governor Walz condemned Boelter’s “unthinkable actions,” which resulted in the death of a woman who “shaped the core of who we are as a state.”
“We cannot become numb to this. We are a deeply divided nation,” Walz said in a statement posted on his X account.
“We move forward not with hatred or violence, but with humility, grace, and civility,” he added.
Expressing solidarity with the victims’ families, Walz said the entire state of Minnesota is in mourning. He also thanked law enforcement for their bravery and professionalism: “They have saved lives,” he emphasized.
“As we heal, we will not let fear win,” Walz concluded. “We must honor Melissa by moving forward with understanding, service, and above all, humanity.”
Throughout Sunday, police and sheriff units searched a rural area in Minnesota for Vance Luther Boelter, a security company director and preacher who, according to Governor Walz, acted out of politically motivated violence.
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40,000 tourists stranded in Israel amid airspace shutdown over Iran conflict
Approximately 40,000 tourists are stranded in Israel following the closure of the country’s airspace amid escalating hostilities with Iran, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism reported on Monday.
The ministry has set up a virtual office to provide information via email (virtual@goisrael.gov.il) and phone (+972-53-583-5808), as well as a Facebook page called Israel Virtual Tourist Office.
Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz is in contact with hotels and accommodations across the country to offer support to tourists in need, the ministry added.
Many stranded travelers are considering crossing overland into Jordan or Egypt to seek flights from those countries. The Israel Airports Authority reminded the public that land border crossings remain open.
Three German tourists stranded in Jerusalem told EFE today that they have not received any assistance from their country’s embassy in Israel, and their primary option currently is to cross into Jordan to catch a flight from there.
Since early Friday morning, Israel launched operations against Iran, targeting military personnel and infrastructure, including energy and nuclear facilities, as well as numerous residential areas in Tehran.
In response, Iran has fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel, some of which have struck various locations across the country, leaving at least 24 dead so far, according to Israeli authorities.
Iranian health officials report at least 224 deaths, mostly civilians, including at least 17 senior military officials—nine from the Revolutionary Guard—and more than a dozen nuclear scientists.
The Israeli military has warned that many more “targets” remain, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard declared on Monday that it will continue missile attacks against Israel until its “destruction.”
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