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Israel accuses Sánchez of “inciting Jewish genocide” for recognizing Palestine

The Israeli Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, accused on Tuesday the president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, of being “accomplice of inciting Jewish genocide” for recognizing the Palestinian State and for not ceasing Vice President Yolanda Díaz when he said that “Palestine will be free from the river to the sea.”

Vice President Díaz later clarified her words and said that when she assured that “Palestine will be free from the river to the sea” she meant that the two States, Israel and Palestine, must “share a future of peace and prosperity,” after the Israeli ambassador in Madrid, Radica Radian-Gordon, accused her of using “a Hamas slogan.”

However, in a message on social network X, both in Spanish and Hebrew, Katz accused Díaz of seeking the elimination of Israel and the establishment of a Palestinian “terrorist state” and compared it to the supreme Iranian leader, Ali Khamenei, and the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.

“President @sanchezcastejon – by not firing @yolanda_diaz_ and announcing the recognition of the Palestinian State – is complicit in inciting the murder of the Jewish people and war crimes,” the Israeli Foreign Minister wrote today, also labeling the account of the leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo.

Israel has reacted with anger to the official recognition of the Palestinian State made today by Spain, Ireland and Norway and has even prohibited the Spanish Consulate in Jerusalem from providing consular services to Palestinians residing in the occupied West Bank in retaliation.

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But the Palestinian president, Mahmud Abbas, thanked on Tuesday for the official recognition of Palestine by three European countries, a decision that he described as “brave” and that he assured demonstrates an “international consensus” to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

“The Palestinian Presidency welcomes the courageous and bold European political positions, especially those adopted by Spain, Ireland and Norway that recognized the State of Palestine,” Abás said today in a statement released by the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.

In that same text, Abás also alluded to the statements of the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, who on Sunday said from Brussels that the solution of the two States “is not a painful concession” or a threat to the security of Israel, but “the only long-term guarantee” for its security and prosperity.

“(That) is consistent with the official Palestinian position, which has repeatedly stressed that military and security solutions have failed,” Abás said today, who also thanked Borrell’s criticism of Israel for not complying with the latest order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered him to “immediately stop” his military offensive in Rafah, in southern Gaza.

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Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

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Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.

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Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.

“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.

“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”

Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.

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On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.