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Iran launches missiles against Israeli territory and alarms sound throughout the country
Iran launched a missile attack against Israeli territory on Tuesday afternoon, confirmed the military spokesman in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, activating anti-aircraft alarms throughout the country.
“Recently, missiles have been launched from Iran towards the State of Israel. They are asked to remain alert and follow precisely the instructions of the Internal Front Command,” the Israeli Army said in a statement.
In Jerusalem, in addition to the sound of the alarms, which continue at this time, it was also possible to see missiles intercepted in the sky and the noise they made when they exploded.
This fulfills the warning that the United States had launched minutes earlier. A US government official warned that Iran would be preparing an imminent attack with ballistic missiles.
“We have indications that Iran is preparing an imminent launch of ballistic missiles against Israel,” he said.
“The United States is actively supporting defense preparations to defend Israel against this attack,” the source told EFE.
“Serious consequences” for Iran in case of attack
Likewise, the White House official warned Iran of “serious consequences if it decides to attack with direct military attack.”
An attack with ballistic missiles would complicate interception by the Israeli anti-aircraft defenses, since the projectiles follow a ballistic trajectory after reaching great heights, sometimes reaching the outermost layers of the atmosphere.
According to a US official told CNN, the US expects the Iranian attack to have a similar scale and objectives to the attack with hundreds of drones and missiles on April 13.
Israel foresaw large-scale attack
The spokesman for the Israeli Army, Daniel Hagari, had warned that the retaliatory attack with ballistic missiles from Iran could have a “large-scale” character.
“We are following the threat seriously. We ask the public to follow the guidelines of the Interior Front Command. Iran’s fire could be on a large scale,” Hagari said at a press conference, in which he asked the Israelis to take refuge in bunkers in case the anti-aircraft sirens are activated.
Hagari confirmed that the United States had informed Israel that Iran was preparing to attack in the coming hours, after the murder on Friday of the top leader of Hezbulah, Hassan Nasrala.
“We have faced this type of threat before and we will do it now too,” Hagari said in a previous message, which urged the Israelis to act “responsibly as they have done throughout the war” and recalled that air defense systems are prepared.
Iran already attacked Israel in April
This Monday, when Israel began an incursion into southern Lebanon, the United States had not yet detected the movement of military equipment in Iran, although this could change due to the Iranian ability to mobilize quickly, according to US sources told NBC.
This would be Iran’s first attack on Israel since April, when Iran attacked two Israeli air bases on the Negev with missiles and drones and reached points of the occupied territory of the Golan Heights, although Israel, the United States or Arab countries over which they flew managed to intercept most of the Iranian projectiles.
International
India Approves New Dengue Vaccine as Global Cases Continue to Rise
India has approved a new dengue vaccine as health authorities seek to strengthen prevention efforts against a mosquito-borne viral disease that affects millions of people worldwide every year.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), half of the global population is currently at risk of contracting dengue, which causes between 100 million and 400 million infections annually.
Since 2021, India has recorded more than one million dengue cases, including at least 1,500 deaths.
The virus can cause high fever, severe headaches, muscle pain, nausea, skin rashes and, in rare cases, internal bleeding and death.
The vaccine, authorized by India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), was developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda. The Indian Health Ministry said the vaccine is recommended in two doses for people between 4 and 60 years old.
The treatment has already been approved by health authorities in around 40 countries worldwide.
Meanwhile, Indian pharmaceutical company Panacea Biotec has begun the final phase of clinical trials for a single-dose dengue vaccine, aiming to provide another prevention option against the disease.
Brazil recently announced the suspension of the use of another single-dose dengue vaccine developed in the country after two suspected deaths were reported.
International
U.S. Sends First Humanitarian Aid Flight to Cuba Amid Ongoing Tensions Between Both Governments
The United States announced Tuesday the dispatch of a humanitarian aid flight to Cuba as part of a $100 million assistance package proposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in May.
The flight departed from Miami with the support of Catholic Relief Services, according to a statement from the U.S. State Department.
The administration of President Donald Trump, which has maintained restrictions on oil supplies to the island and tightened sanctions against the Cuban government, had initially announced humanitarian assistance in November following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa.
In February, amid rising tensions between Washington and Havana, Rubio announced an increase in aid while continuing to criticize the Cuban government.
The U.S. secretary of state accused Cuba’s communist authorities of obstructing the distribution of assistance. Washington has insisted that the aid be delivered through the Catholic Church to ensure it reaches Cuban citizens directly.
The Cuban government, meanwhile, has blamed the U.S. oil blockade for making the distribution of humanitarian assistance significantly more difficult.
The aid shipment comes as relations between the two countries remain strained, with disagreements continuing over sanctions, energy supplies and the management of humanitarian support.
International
Controversial Pesticide Law Passes in France, Sparking Ecological Concerns and Ministerial Fallout
The French Parliament on Tuesday approved a highly controversial agricultural law that allows certain farmers to use two pesticides considered harmful to bees, substances that had been banned in France but remain authorized in the European Union.
After the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, approved the agricultural bill in the early hours of Tuesday, the Senate gave its final approval with a vote of 214 in favor and 111 against, officially adopting the measure.
Following the decision to reintroduce the use of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone, the office of Environment Minister Monique Barbut announced that she would soon submit her resignation.
Supporters of the measure argue that French producers of sugar beets, apples and hazelnuts need access to these insecticides — banned in France since 2018 and 2019, respectively — to remain competitive with European farmers in other countries where the products are still allowed.
Opponents, including environmental groups, argue that the substances pose serious risks to bees and could also threaten human health.
“Let us be proud of the work that has been done,” said Senator Laurent Duplomb of the conservative Republicans party, one of the main supporters of the measure.
The vote came after France’s Constitutional Council, the country’s highest court, struck down a previous attempt last year to bring back acetamiprid, ruling that the measure could pose risks to human health. That decision followed a petition signed by more than two million people opposing the pesticide’s reintroduction.
The previous bill had also been promoted by Duplomb, who argued that French agriculture needed additional tools to compete in international markets.
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