International
The Israeli Army raids a hospital in northern Gaza with more than 100 patients
The Israeli army raided this Friday the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia (north of Gaza), where there are more than a hundred people trapped, and asked patients to move to the central courtyard, according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.
The Kamal Adwan is one of the few centers still operational in the north of the Strip, where three weeks of harsh Israeli offensive have left more than 700 dead and thousands of people displaced, according to data from the Gaza authorities.
The Qatari network Al Jazeera, which cites sources from the Gaza Civil Defense, assures that more than 150 patients and medical personnel are trapped in the center.
On Thursday afternoon, Israeli tanks fired at the hospital and destroyed an oxygen station, according to the media.
The Ministry of Health of the Palestinian enclave, governed by the Islamist group Hamas, denounced that the situation in the center “is catastrophic in every sense of the word,” and said that hundreds of patients, medical personnel and displaced people are detained by Israeli forces without food or medicine.
On the other hand, the military agency in charge of the management of civil affairs in Gaza (COGAT) said on Friday that last night it facilitated the transfer of 23 patients, mostly minors, from Kamal Adwan to other hospitals in the Strip, and that the center received fuel and 180 units of blood for transfusions.
Hamas denounces the assault and Israel says it evacuated patients
The Islamist group Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, denounced this Friday the raid on the hospital by Israeli forces, who confirmed that they had entered the center and assured that during the last few weeks they facilitated the evacuation of patients.
“The assault on the hospital (…) is a war crime and a blatant violation of international laws,” the group said in a statement, in which it asked Arab countries to take measures to stop the war, beyond issuing condemnatory statements.
For its part, the Israeli Army confirmed that it was operating inside the center, one of the few that still operated in the punished north of the Strip.
According to the military command, intelligence information indicates that there are militiamen and Hamas military infrastructure in the area.
Bombings in Yabalia and Jan Yunis
Meanwhile, the Gaza authorities estimate that a new batch of attacks against the Yabalia refugee camp has caused some 150 deaths, although rescue services have not been able to access the area due to the siege of Israeli troops.
Israel claims to have killed more than 200 fighters in its new offensive in the north of the enclave.
In the south of the Strip, at least 38 people died during the night of Thursday and this Friday morning in several Israeli bombings against homes in the town of Jan Yunis, according to the Ministry of Health of the enclave, governed by Hamas.
The deadliest attack, which left at least 28 dead, took place in the Manara neighborhood, in the south of the town.
In a video published on social networks and verified by the Qatari network Al Jazeera, it is observed that several of the victims are minors.
International
Meta Says Russia Seeks to Ban WhatsApp for Defending Secure Communication
U.S. tech giant Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, said that Russia is seeking to ban the messaging app because it “challenges government attempts to violate people’s right to secure communication.”
Russian authorities have encouraged citizens to switch to state-backed applications, and in August they already blocked WhatsApp’s calling feature.
On Friday, the communications regulator Roskomnadzor claimed that the platform was being used to “organize and carry out terrorist acts in the country, recruit perpetrators, and facilitate fraud and other crimes.”
“If the messaging service does not comply with Russian law, it will be completely blocked,” the regulator warned.
WhatsApp remains one of Russia’s most widely used messaging services, alongside Telegram.
Moscow is pressuring both platforms to grant authorities access to user data upon request for investigations into fraud and activities the government labels as “terrorist.”
Human rights advocates fear the demand could be used to target critics of the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin, or the war in Ukraine.
International
Archbishop Wenski criticizes Trump’s deportation policies, calls for stronger push for reform
The Archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, has called for increased pressure on the U.S. Congress to advance comprehensive immigration reform and criticized President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policies, arguing that they “do nothing to help.”
“We need to apply more pressure on Congress so lawmakers can make the necessary changes. It is also important for the Administration to listen to our voice. We do not want to be anyone’s enemy—we are Americans,” Wenski said in an interview with EFE.
The religious leader, who heads one of the dioceses with the largest Latino and Haitian populations in the United States, issued a call to defend the rights of migrants. He also emphasized that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has maintained a strong and public stance in favor of migrants for decades.
International
Trump relaunches diplomatic push to finalize U.S.-Backed peace plan for Ukraine War
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his diplomatic team will resume meetings with delegations from Russia and Ukraine in an effort to pressure both sides to accept the peace plan proposed by Washington to end the war in Ukraine.
As part of this new round of talks, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will hold discussions with Ukrainian representatives to narrow differences on the remaining points of the agreement.
Trump also confirmed his intention to meet personally with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and with Putin, though he emphasized that such meetings will only take place “when the agreement is fully finalized or in its final stage.”
The president claimed that his administration has made “tremendous progress” toward resolving the conflict and reiterated that the war “never would have started” if he had been in the White House at the onset of the crisis.
The U.S.-backed peace plan consists of 28 points and has been revised following feedback from both sides. According to Trump, only “a few points of disagreement” remain under active discussion.
One of the most controversial aspects of the proposal is the suggestion that Ukraine cede parts of the Donbas region to Russia and limit the size of its armed forces. Kyiv is working closely with Washington to soften these clauses in search of an arrangement that does not compromise its sovereignty or security.
With this diplomatic push, Trump aims to solidify his role as the main mediator in the conflict and steer the war toward a political resolution after years of devastation, humanitarian crisis, and rising global geopolitical tensions.
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