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Israel intensifies attacks in the north and east of Rafah on another deadly day for Gaza
The Israeli Army issued new evacuation orders on Saturday on neighborhoods in the north of Gaza, where it intensified its attacks on the Yabalia refugee camp, on a day with more than 80 deaths and great devastation also in the east of Rafah.
According to medical sources, at least 28 Palestinians died this Saturday in Yabalia, including ten children and ten women, in an Israeli airstrike against a residential block near the Kamal Adwan Hospital, in which an indeterminate number of people were also injured.
Last weekend, the Army already ordered an evacuation of Yabalia, after the reunification of Hamas in this area, and since then has expanded it twice, now including the coastal areas of al Atatra and al Karama, as announced today by a military spokesman.
The destruction in Yabalia is “massive” and there are already more than 300 homes completely destroyed after a week of re-offensive, the spokesman for Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip, independent of Hamas, announced on Saturday.
“The atrocious attack carried out by the Fascist Occupation Army in the Yabalia camp continues for the seventh consecutive day, witnessing an intensification of brutal raids, the destruction of entire residential blocks on the heads of their residents and attacks on schools and shelters,” denounced today in a statement the Islamist group Hamas, which governs the enclave ‘de facto’.
For its part, the Israeli Army confirmed clashes with militiamen in this area, in addition to having dismantled a long-range rocket launcher, and located several tunnels, weapons and explosive devices in the area, according to a statement.
Troops have continued to penetrate the southern town of Rafah, from where the UN estimates that more than 630,000 Gazans have already fled since Israel began its ground offensive on the 6th, closing the Rafah crossing and further decreasing the entry of humanitarian aid, which has begun to arrive through the pier.
Since the early hours of Saturday, at least 18 more Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli “indiscriminate attacks” in various areas of the south, but also in the center of the enclave, medical sources told the Palestinian agency Wafa today.
Five civilians died and several more were injured in an Israeli air raid against a group of people, according to local sources, who were piled up on 20th Street of the Nuseirat refugee camp (center).
According to the Army, in recent weeks, about 130 alleged militiamen have been eliminated – by soldiers of the Givati and 401 brigades – in specific areas of the east of Rafah, where they also located dozens of rifles, grenades and ammunition.
“The Givati reconnaissance unit also located an important infrastructure of underground tunnels in the area,” a military statement said today, which will be destroyed.
While the attacks in Gaza continue, the Israeli government faces new divisions after almost seven and a half months of war, more than 35,200 Gazans killed and areas where Hamas militiamen have regrouped while the Army does not seem to have clear directives.
After the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a few days ago that he would not accept military control in a post-war Gaza, today the also Minister of the Cabinet of War Benny Gantz announced that he will give a speech in the coming hours, and local media point out that he could launch an ultimatum to Netanyahu and demand clear guidelines.
Opponant Yair Lapid joined the dispute today, and said on social network X that Gantz should announce that he is “retiring from the worst government in the history of the country.”
“He must announce that he is no longer willing to help the abandonment of the kidnapped, the abandonment of the north, the crushing of the economy and the middle class. He should say that he will no longer help Netanyahu stay in power,” he added.
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Trump orders immediate U.S. nuclear testing, ending 30-year moratorium
U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to begin “immediate” testing of the country’s nuclear arsenal could, if carried out, end the nuclear testing moratorium that the United States has maintained for over 30 years.
The announcement follows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear maneuvers on October 22 from the Kremlin, which involved land, sea, and air exercises and the launch of a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of up to 12,000 kilometers.
In 1992, the U.S. Senate approved a temporary suspension of nuclear tests in August, followed by the House of Representatives in September, initially for nine months, with the goal of ending all U.S. atomic testing by September 1996.
Although then-President George H.W. Bush, a Republican, and his successor Bill Clinton, a Democrat, threatened to veto the measure, the moratorium has remained in place ever since.
The decision came after the fall of the Soviet Union, the end of the Cold War, and a political climate in which many U.S. leaders and a significant portion of public opinion believed that the country should lead global denuclearization efforts. Technological advances have also allowed the United States to verify the reliability of its nuclear arsenal without conducting atomic explosions.
From World War II until 1992, the United States conducted over a thousand nuclear tests. Until 1963, these tests were atmospheric, after which only underground tests were performed.
Although the U.S. has not conducted nuclear detonations since September 1992, it has carried out several dozen subcritical experiments. These do not trigger chain nuclear reactions or produce atomic yield but are designed to verify the safety and effectiveness of the nuclear arsenal and remain within the limits established by the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
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Brazilian president defends coordinated anti-drug operations after deadly Rio raid
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended on Wednesday the integration of the country’s various police forces into an anti-drug strategy that avoids civilian casualties, commenting on Tuesday’s police operation in Rio de Janeiro that left 121 dead—the deadliest in Brazil’s history.
“We need coordinated efforts that strike at the backbone of drug trafficking without putting police, children, and innocent families at risk,” the progressive leader wrote on social media.
Lula, along with several of his ministers, emphasized that organized crime is not defeated through violent confrontations in the favelas, but by measures that decapitalize these groups and reduce their financial power.
“That was exactly what we did in August during the largest operation against organized crime in the country’s history, targeting the financial core of a major organization involved in drug trafficking, fuel adulteration, and money laundering,” he stated, referring to a recent operation against the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), a major national criminal group.
Lula stressed that Brazil cannot allow organized crime to continue destroying families, oppressing citizens, and spreading drugs and violence across cities.
He added that, in a federal country like Brazil, where public security is the responsibility of regional governments, it is necessary to unify the country’s police forces.
The head of state affirmed that integrating regional and national police forces to combat organized crime will be possible with the approval of a public security bill that the government has submitted to Congress.
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US Deputy Secretary criticizes Mexico’s call to end Cuba trade embargo at UN
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau reacted on Wednesday against Mexico’s request at the United Nations to lift the trade embargo on Cuba.
Landau expressed on X that he felt “sad” as a “friend of Mexico” after Mexico’s ambassador to the UN, Héctor Vasconcelos, reiterated solidarity with Cuba and stressed the “urgent need to end the trade embargo.”
“Let’s base ourselves on reality and not fantasies. There is no trade embargo on Cuba (…) Cuba freely receives goods and visitors from many countries,” Landau wrote.
The reaction from the State Department official came after the Mexican delegation urgently requested the removal of sanctions against Cuba at the United Nations headquarters in New York, where a majority of 165 countries voted in favor of ending the embargo imposed on the island since 1960.
Seven countries voted against the proposal, and twelve abstained. The United States, Israel, Argentina, Hungary, Paraguay, and Ukraine were among those opposing the measure, but the overwhelming support left the U.S. and its allies in the minority.
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