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At least 40 dead and 150 injured by Israeli fire in Gaza during the last day
At least 40 Gazans died and another 150 were injured in the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health of the enclave, controlled by Hamas.
241 days from the start of the Israeli Army operation in this Palestinian territory, the total death toll amounts to 36,479, while the injured reach 82,777, with the majority of victims (about 70%) being women and children.
In addition, the ministry recalled that more than 10,000 bodies are still buried under the rubble, without ambulances or rescue teams being able to access them.
After eight months of war and with a new offer of hostage exchange and ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on the table, the Army maintains its military operation in Gaza and concentrates its attacks this Monday in Rafah and Jan Yunis, south of the devastated Palestinian enclave, and in Gaza City, to the north.
Precisely in the Jan Yunis area, the Palestinian agency Wafa reported on a military incursion in the vicinity of the European Hospital, in the Jan Yunis area.
In addition, the Gaza government office warned this Sunday that more than 3,500 children under the age of five are at risk of “starving” since Israel “for the fourth consecutive week prevents the entry of humanitarian aid including food, milk, nutritional supplements and deprives them of their vaccines.”
“These children suffer from malnutrition to an advanced degree that has affected the structure of their bodies, which in fact exposes them to the risk of contracting infectious diseases that destroy their lives, delay their growth and threaten their survival,” the office denounced in a statement in which it recalls that at least 17,000 minors live without their families.
For its part, the Israeli Army said in a statement on Monday that in the last few hours, its fighter planes “attacked more than 50 targets” in the Strip, including infrastructure, weapons storage facilities and military structures.
He also assures that in the center of the enclave they managed to identify several fighters “in a sniper post” and that their planes killed several of them.
Likewise, “the ground troops eliminated a rocket operation from Hamas in the center of the Strip.”
In Rafah, the Army reported the discovery of “RPG missiles,” anti-tank weapons of Russian origin, during the attack on a military structure carried out according to “information from its intelligence.”
As estimated yesterday by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), its 36 shelters in Rafah are empty, after about 1.7 million people have been forcibly displaced to Jan Yunis and central areas of Gaza.
“The humanitarian space continues to be reduced,” denounced the humanitarian organization, which again called for an immediate ceasefire after almost eight months of Israeli attacks and bombings in which more than 36,400 Gaza s were killed – mostly women and children – according to data from the Ministry of Health.
The Israeli Army also announced on Monday that it had found the remains of a compatriot killed in the attack in Hamas on October 7, in the vicinity of the Kibbutz of Nir Oz, near the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
“After a scientific identification and an exhaustive analysis by the Army, in coordination with experts in anthropology, Dolev Yehud’s body was found in the Nir Oz Kibbutz,” a military statement detailed today.
New scientific identification tests, along with information on the location of the remains, confirmed that it was the previously unidentified body of this 35-year-old Israeli.
Dolev Yehud, a resident of this agricultural community and father of four children, was a paramedic of United Hatzalah and the Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom. During the attacks of October 7, he left his home in an attempt to save lives, according to the military note.
In recent weeks, the Israeli Army has recovered the lifeless bodies of at least seven hostages in raids in the Gaza Strip, all killed in the October 7 attacks in Hamas.
Of the more than 250 kidnapped that day, about 120 captives remain in the enclave; 40 of them dead according to Israel, more than 70 says Hamas.
International
Mexico City Mayor Invites U2 to Perform at Iconic Zócalo Plaza
Irish rock band U2, which spent Tuesday and Wednesday filming a new music video for its song Street of Dreams in the Historic Center of Mexico City, received an invitation to perform at the capital’s iconic Zócalo square from Mayor Clara Brugada.
Brugada shared the invitation through social media posts accompanied by photos and a video showing her meeting with the band members.
“This is an invitation for you to perform in our wonderful public square, the Zócalo. You are welcome here, and we would love to have you,” Brugada said in the video while handing a document to Bono, the band’s lead singer.
Bono responded by saying that the group would like “to begin its new tour in Mexico City.”
Referencing one of the band’s most famous songs, In the Name of Love, Brugada said she was greeting Bono along with The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr..
“Welcoming U2 to our capital means celebrating music, connection and the emotion that can be felt in every corner of this city,” Brugada wrote in one of her messages. “We are a city open to the world, vibrant and full of stories shared from the stage to the streets.”
She also described the Zócalo as “the country’s most important public square” and a cultural landmark for Latin America.
Over the years, the Zócalo has hosted massive concerts by internationally renowned artists and bands including Roger Waters, Paul McCartney, Manu Chao, Café Tacvba, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Los Tigres del Norte, La Maldita Vecindad, Silvio Rodríguez, Joan Manuel Serrat, Rosalía and Shakira, drawing hundreds of thousands of fans.
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Marco Rubio Urges China to Help Restrain Iran Amid Gulf Tensions
Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Washington hopes to persuade China to take a more active role in stopping Iran from escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf, arguing that the crisis directly threatens Asian commercial interests.
“It is in China’s interest to resolve this situation. We hope to convince them to play a more active role in getting Iran to stop what it is doing now and trying to do in the Persian Gulf,” Rubio said during an interview with journalist Sean Hannity on Fox News while traveling aboard Air Force One.
The top U.S. diplomat said the conflict and concerns over the possible disruption of the Strait of Hormuz have already affected China’s interests.
Rubio noted that “a Chinese cargo ship was struck over the weekend,” referring to the exchange of attacks reported last Friday between Iran and the United States.
The remarks come amid growing international concern over rising tensions in the region and the potential impact on global trade routes and energy supplies.
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Trump floats Vance-Rubio potential Republican ticket for 2028 election
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubiocould potentially form a Republican presidential ticket for the 2028 elections.
Speaking during a dinner with law enforcement officials as part of National Police Week, Trump publicly praised both officials and said they could make “an ideal team” for the next presidential race.
“Who likes JD Vance? Who likes Marco Rubio?” Trump asked attendees before adding that the pair “sound like a good combination.”
The president highlighted his vice president’s performance in office, stating that their current partnership has been highly effective. “JD is perfect, that has been a perfect formula,” Trump told reporters later.
He further suggested that a Vance-Rubio pairing could represent a strong presidential and vice-presidential ticket, although he stopped short of offering any formal endorsement.
“I think it sounds like a presidential candidate and a vice-presidential candidate,” he said, while clarifying that his remarks should not be interpreted as an official backing of any future campaign.
So far, neither Vance nor Rubio has publicly confirmed any intention to run in the 2028 presidential election.
Rubio previously sought the Republican nomination in 2016 but withdrew after losing the primary race to Trump. Later, in a December 2025 interview with Vanity Fair, he said he would be among the first to support Vance if he decided to run for the White House.
Vance, meanwhile, has recently dismissed speculation of any political rivalry with Rubio amid growing discussion about potential future GOP leadership.
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