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At least four dead and 40 injured in Israel’s attack on Houthis in Yemen
At least four people were killed and another 40 were injured in the large-scale operation that Israel has launched against the Houthi Shiite rebels in the port city of Al Hodeida, in western Yemen, the spokesman for the Houthi Ministry of Health, Anees al Asbahi, told EFE.
“The preliminary toll of victims of the Israeli bombings against Al Hodeida is four martyrs and 40 wounded,” Al Asbahi said.
Some of them, according to the department, suffer serious injuries, without giving further details.
Attack on the power plant
The ministry strongly condemned “the brutal Zionist aggression against Yemen and confirms that it will not pass without a harsh and dissuasive response,” an attack “that targeted civilian objects and service facilities in the province of Al Hodeida, oil tanks, the power plant and the port of Al Hodeida.”
The Israeli Army said in a statement that “dozens of air force aircraft” attacked Huthi military targets in Ras Issa and Al Hodeida in Yemen, where they targeted “power plants and the seaport, used to import oil,” an action that occurs one day after the Shiite insurgents claimed the launch of a missile against Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport.
The rebels operate “under the direction and financing of Iran”
“Through the attacked infrastructure and ports, the Houthi regime transfers Iranian weapons to the region and supplies for military needs, and therefore, also oil. The attack was carried out in response to the latest attacks perpetrated by the Houthis against the State of Israel,” according to the Israeli Army.
He pointed out that the rebels have been operating “under the direction and financing of Iran and in cooperation with the Iraqi militias, to harm the State of Israel, undermine the regional order and disturb the freedom of navigation worldwide.”
Ballistic missile launched against Ben Gurion airport
This Saturday, the Houthis claimed the launch of a ballistic missile against the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv “during the arrival of the criminal Benjamin Netanyahu,” the Prime Minister of Israel.
Tension has increased in the Middle East after the murder, last Friday, of the leader of Hezbulah, Hassan Nasrala, in a massive Israeli bombing in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
It is not the first time that Israel attacks Yemen, since last July it also launched an action against the port of Al Hodeida that killed at least six civilians and reached more than two dozen oil storage tanks, as well as a power plant.
Since last November, the Houthis have been attacking ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea, and have launched projectiles at Israel, some of which have managed to impact Israeli territory.
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Mexican government prioritizes 191 communities after deadly floods
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Wednesday that the death toll from recent rains and floods across several central states has risen to 66, while the federal government has activated air bridges and prioritized assistance in 191 isolated communities.
“Unfortunately, 66 people have died, and 75 remain missing,” the president said during her morning press conference. She added that the official death toll will be updated later in a new report.
As of Tuesday, authorities had reported 64 fatalities. Sheinbaum also announced the creation of a public information center to centralize official data on the deceased, missing persons, damaged homes, and cut-off communities.
According to the president, the number of missing persons has decreased thanks to coordination with state authorities.
“Through calls to phone line 079, 103 people who had been reported missing have now been located,” she explained.
Priority Municipalities
The president noted that the federal government has classified 191 communities as ‘priority’, a designation based mainly on the percentage of homes affected.
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New road and bridge explosions raise alarm amid indigenous protests in Ecuador
Ecuadorian authorities are investigating two explosions that occurred early Wednesday, one on a road in the southern part of the country and another under a bridge in Guayas province. These incidents follow the car bomb explosion in the coastal city of Guayaquil, also in Guayas, which occurred the day before and left one person dead and 30 injured.
Press reports indicate that one person was injured and several vehicles were damaged in the explosion on the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje road in the south.
“Besides yesterday’s explosion in Guayaquil, we have received reports of explosives placed on bridges along the Guayaquil-Machala and Machala-Cuenca routes to disrupt traffic,” said Roberto Luque, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT).
On his X social media account, Luque reported that authorities have been deployed to the sites to assess the damage and determine the current condition of the structures.
“What they haven’t achieved with their call for a strike, some are trying to achieve through terrorism,” he stated, referring to the 24 days of protests organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) against rising diesel prices and other demands.
The protests, called at a national level, have Imbabura province as their epicenter. Roadblocks have also been reported in the northern part of Pichincha province, whose capital is Quito, while activities in the rest of the country continue normally.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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