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People are already dying from diseases in Gaza and not only from the bombings, denounces MSF
The quasi-total collapse of the health system in the Gaza Strip, devastated after more than 200 days of war with Israel and more than 34,400 deaths; in addition to the shortage of drinking water, overcrowding and lack of medicines make many Gazans die from easily treatable diseases.
“How many children have already died of pneumonia in overflowing hospitals?” asks Mari Carmen Viñoles, head of the Emergency Unit of Doctors Without Borders, an organization present in the Palestinian enclave and which this Monday publishes a report entitled: ‘Silent deaths’.
“And the deadly consequences of the closure of renal dialysis units in the hospitals attacked? These are the silent deaths of Gaza that are not reported,” Viñoles adds.
According to the report, based on medical data and patient testimonies, the current living conditions in Rafah, where more than a million displaced Palestinians take refuge, are not conducive to survival.
The UN coordinator for humanitarian aid and reconstruction of Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, warned on Monday that the reconstruction efforts of the devastated Gaza Strip are “tied” to the two-state solution, although she warned that the Palestinians “can’t wait.”
“It needs to be said that reconstruction efforts, not only politically but from an investment perspective, are all tied to political parameters: the two-state solution,” Kaag said in a panel on Gaza at the special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is held in Riyadh.
Likewise, the head of the UN warned that from a humanitarian point of view “civilians cannot be asked to wait” for the creation of a Palestinian State to begin the reconstruction of the enclave and recalled that more than one million children are not being enrolled in school because of the war.
According to Kaag, schools are being used as shelters, contagious diseases represent a threat as there is a shortage of water and lack of sanitation and insecurity prevents the beginning to rebuild the devastated Strip.
“We need to act now, and this cannot wait for a political solution (…) We have failed the Palestinians countless times,” insisted Kaag, who added that “political will is what is required.”
On the other hand, he called for a “paradigm shift” in the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza, and assured that it is not only necessary to increase the volume of assistance, but also to expand the type of products that are distributed to the population, such as medicines.
“We are no longer counting trucks. We are seeing what aid is being distributed and what kind of assistance reaches the population,” Kaag said.
The diplomat recalled that the distribution of aid still faces “a number of obstacles,” such as “behavior at Israeli checkpoints,” something she said “must change.”
International
El Chapo’s son Joaquín Guzmán López pleads guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges
Joaquín Guzmán López, one of the sons of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, pleaded guilty on Monday to drug trafficking charges in a U.S. court, months after his brother Ovidio reached a similar plea agreement, according to local media reports.
The defendant appeared before a federal court in Chicago early Monday afternoon and changed his previous plea in the case, the Chicago Tribune reported. U.S. authorities accuse him of forming, together with his three brothers, the cartel faction known as “Los Chapitos.”
The group is believed to have continued the operations of El Chapo, who has been serving a life sentence in the United States since 2019.
Guzmán López, 39, was arrested after landing in Texas in a small aircraft alongside cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
International
Venezuela authorizes return flights as U.S. continues deportations amid rising tensions
The arrival of U.S. aircraft carrying undocumented Venezuelan migrants continued regularly despite rising tensions between Washington and Caracas over President Donald Trump’s military deployment in the Caribbean.
Trump maintains that the deployment is part of an anti-narcotics operation, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro insists the true objective is to remove him from power and seize the nation’s oil resources.
Venezuela’s aviation authority has “received a request from the United States government to resume repatriation flights for Venezuelan migrants from that country to Venezuela,” the Ministry of Transportation said in a statement .
“Under the instructions of President Nicolás Maduro, authorization has been granted for these aircraft to enter our airspace,” it added.
Caracas will permit two Eastern Airlines flights to land on Wednesday and Friday.
Migration remains one of the Trump administration’s flagship issues. On Monday, the U.S. president held a meeting with his National Security Council to discuss the situation in Venezuela, a day after confirming he had spoken with Maduro by phone, without offering further details.
According to the Venezuelan government, roughly 75 deportation flights have been carried out this year, returning at least 13,956 Venezuelans from the United States.
International
20,000 rounds stolen from german army after driver leaves cargo unattended
The German army confirmed the theft of a shipment of ammunition that occurred a week ago while it was being transported by a civilian delivery driver, a military spokesperson told AFP, confirming earlier media reports.
According to Der Spiegel and the regional broadcaster MDR, around 20,000 rounds of ammunition were stolen from an unguarded parking lot near Magdeburg, in eastern Germany, while the driver was asleep in a nearby hotel. No information has been released regarding the identity of the suspects, and the military declined to specify the exact type or amount of ammunition taken.
Authorities have also not indicated how the perpetrators knew the cargo would be left unattended.
“The theft was discovered upon delivery at the barracks,” the German army spokesperson said.
A police spokeswoman confirmed to AFP that an investigation has been opened but refused to provide further details “for tactical reasons.”
Sources close to the German military, cited by Der Spiegel, believe it is unlikely the theft was a coincidence. They suspect the thieves waited for the driver to stop for the night before striking.
Der Spiegel also reported that the Defense Ministry normally requires two drivers for this type of transport to ensure the cargo is constantly monitored. However, in this case only one driver was assigned, meaning the civilian transport company failed to comply with the security protocols.
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