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New attacks by Israel kill at least 19 Gazans in 24 hours, not counting dozens that do not reach the morgues
New Israeli attacks killed at least 19 Palestinians in the last day in the Gaza Strip, which increased the number of deaths to 44,382 in the last year, according to data from this Saturday from the Gaza Ministry of Health, although emergency teams denounce that they are not able to recover bodies from the besieged northern Gaza.
“The Israeli occupation committed 4 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, causing 19 martyrs and 72 injuries who arrived at hospitals during the last 24 hours,” details the ministry’s statement, which in turn denounces that there are new victims who are still under the rubble and more than 105,000 injured.
At least seven Gazatis died this Saturday in the Israeli bombing of a house in the Al Rimal neighborhood, in the center of the northern city of Gaza, where there are still people under the rubble, according to sources from the Palestinian agency Wafa.
In addition, a worker of the emergency services of the Gaza Civil Defense died in another attack against homes in the besieged Yabalia camp, denounced this organization, who was identified as Muhamad Zuhair al Sharbasi.
With the death of Al Sharbasi, there are already 88 technicians and health workers of this organization murdered since October 2023, the local Civil Defense denounced in a statement.
Also today, another five Gazati, including three employees of the NGO World Central Kitchen, died in the bombing of a civilian vehicle on the Salah al Din road, at the height of Jan Yunis, local sources reported, in an event that the Israeli Army is investigating, after assuring that a militiaman was traveling in the vehicle.
Israel kills more than 40 people in northern Gaza
The Israeli army attacks a building that housed displaced people and kills more than 40 people in the besieged northern Gaza Strip.
“The Israeli occupation army intensified its bombings against homes in the north of the Gaza Strip, bombing today a house that housed displaced people,” the organization said in a statement.
The attack occurred in the area of Tal Al Zaatar, north of Gaza, and according to Civil Defense rescuers, there are still victims under the rubble, given the impossibility of mobilizing ambulances due to insecurity.
Dozens are still under the rubble, according to the Gaza Civil Defense, after their houses were bombed by the Army in Jabalia during the last two days, in attacks that caused about 70 deaths, according to this organization.
The Israeli military siege that suffers the north of Gaza
Due to the military siege of northern Gaza, which today turns 58 days and has caused about 2,700 deaths in Yabalia, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, decomposing bodies have been lying in the streets for days, an investigation by the Israeli media +972 denounced yesterday, and rescue teams are not able to help the victims.
Already on November 26, the Gaza Civil Defense teams announced that they will not be able to continue operating in the Gaza governorate, where the Gazan capital is located, due to the Israeli refusal to allow the entry of fuel necessary for its ambulances.
It is estimated that between Thursday and Friday about 70 Gazans died in Beit Lahia alone in multiple attacks, 18 of them yesterday in a “double” Israeli bombing first against a building with refugees, and moments later, by attacking the group of citizens who approached to provide help, according to local sources.
On Thursday, in another attack against a residential building with five families, local sources estimated about fifty dead, after losing contact with five brothers, their wives, children and other displaced Gazans.
Israel kills 5 Palestinians, 3 of them WCK workers
A new attack by Israel has killed five Palestinians, including three workers of the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK).
An Israeli drone attacked his vehicle in the city of Jan Younis, south of Gaza; eight months after the Israeli attack that killed seven of its employees in April.
According to a witness told EFE, while securing the convoy with humanitarian aid, some bandits tried to seize merchandise, when an Israeli drone shot at the back of one of the trucks. Then, several people approached to help and the drones launched another missile against the SUV where the workers were traveling, who carried the logo of the NGO of Spanish chef José Andrés.
Among the dead employees is the person in charge of the community kitchens in the east of Jan Yunis of the WCK, a driver and the evaluation and monitoring manager, according to local sources that located the event on the Salah al Din road, in the area of Satar al Sharqi in the northeast of Jan Yunis.
The Israeli Army confirmed, hours later, having attacked a vehicle in which, it says, a militiaman was traveling after receiving “credible intelligence information about his location in real time.”
“The claim that the terrorist was at the same time a WCK worker is being investigated,” adds the military statement, which adds that the civilian vehicle did not use badges and its movement “was not coordinated for the transport of aid.”
WCK interrupts its operations in Gaza after another Israeli attack
The NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK), of Spanish chef José Andrés, announced that it would stop operating in Gaza after the Israeli attack on one of its vehicles, in which according to local media three of its local employees have died, one of them identified as a Hamas militiaman by the Israeli Army.
“World Central Kitchen had no knowledge that any of the people traveling in the vehicle had alleged links to the Hamas attack on October 7,” the organization said today in a statement in X, following the Army’s accusation that one of the workers was a militiaman who participated in the October 7 attacks.
“Our hearts are with our colleagues and their families at this unimaginable time,” the NGO added.
Attack on humanitarian organizations
Islamic factions in Gaza denounced in a statement that “this crime reveals dangerous aspects and horrible violations related to the objectives of the war of extermination and is linked to depriving the population of the besieged area of obtaining food, water and medicine.”
“These repeated crimes that target humanitarian organizations, relief associations, food preparation and distribution centers and aid convoys are direct messages of threat and terror to all agencies active in humanitarian work,” the text regrets.
On April 2, seven other WCK workers died in a triple Israeli attack against their humanitarian convoy when they left a warehouse in Deir al Balah, central Gaza, despite having coordinated their movements with the Israeli Army.
Three days later, the Army said it was a “mistake” to believe that two armed Hamas militiamen were traveling in the vehicle. Palestinian Saifeddin Ayad Abutaha, Australian Lalzawmi Frankcom, Polish Damian Soból, Canadian-American Jacob Flickinger and British John Chapman, James Henderson and James Kirby died.
Although it was perfectly identified, the caravan was hit by three missiles fired by a drone, which was “a serious violation of the orders and standard operating procedures of the Israel Defense Force,” the military investigation concluded, which ended those responsible.
Hamas delegation in Cairo to address the ceasefire
A delegation from the Islamist group Hamas arrived this Saturday in Cairo to hold a series of meetings with Egyptian mediators and with leaders of the secular Palestinian movement Fatah to address “issues related” to a truce in Gaza, sources close to the talks informed EFE.
According to the informants, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the matter, the Hamas delegation is headed by the acting head of the Islamist movement in Gaza, Jalil al Hayya, to also discuss a possible hostage exchange agreement for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
These negotiations will also be attended by Fatah officials, according to a source from this party from Cairo, who pointed out that the objective is to discuss an “Egyptian initiative to resume negotiations for a ceasefire,” as well as reconciliation between the different Palestinian factions.
The intention is to “address new ideas to formulate a proposal to end the war” and exchange hostages in the hands of Hamas for Palestinian prisoners, according to the source, who said that the Islamist group and Fatah refuse to “separate the West Bank from the Gaza Strip” in negotiations with Israel.
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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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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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