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Israel continues to shank the ranks of Hizbula as it counterattacks the Houthis in Yemen
Israel continued to bomb southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, in addition to expanding the range of combat with a new bombing against the Yemeni port city of Al Hodeida, causing the death of at least four people and injuries to 40 others, according to a preliminary assessment.
“The Army carried out a precise attack in the Dahye area of Beirut,” a military statement said on Sunday. In this same area, and in the same way, yesterday Saturday, Israel killed Nabil Qaouk, commander of the Hezbulah Preventive Security Unit and in the last week, most of its military top.
As announced today by the Army, in addition to the top leader of Hizbulah, Hassan Nasrala, and its commander of the southern front, Ali Karaki, more than twenty members “of various ranks” died with them in Friday’s massive bombing in the suburbs of Beirut.
“These deaths do not mean the end of Hezbollah because it is deeply rooted in Lebanese society, but it does allow us to push them to the north of Lebanon and thus be able to create the conditions for the evacuated residents to return to their homes,” the military spokesman, Roni Kaplan, explained to EFE today.
Similarly, Miri Eisin, who served more than 20 years in Israeli military intelligence and heads Israel’s International Counterterrorism Institute, said today that despite being “very effective” attacks, they cannot yet be described as a “mate checkmate” against the Lebanese Shiite group.
“Israel still has immediate additional military threats to continue to deal with, despite the death of Nasralá, such as the arsenal and weapons of Hezbulah as well as all the tunnels” near the border, he added.
That is why, according to the Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, pointed out yesterday, the military corps is studying an “expansion of the activities” of the armed forces on the northern front, which could take the form of a land invasion, according to the Hebrew press, although of a very limited nature.
Karaki had already survived another air attack against the Dahye a few days earlier, when Hizbulah came out to deny information about his death that emerged from Israel and to affirm that his high command had “moved to a safe place” after the failed bombing.
At least part of the missiles fired that day fell in the area without exploding, according to Lebanese media.
Security sources cited by the Israeli press already described him then as the head of the group’s military activity in southern Lebanon and assured that he was also a member of the Jihad Council, the movement’s body in charge of security plans.
In the last ten days, Israel has launched several bombings against alleged targets of Hizbula in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious the one that last Friday ended the lives of Karaki, Nasrala and other high-ranking officials not yet announced by the formation.
Israel attacks South Beirut again
Israel launched an air strike again this Sunday against the southern suburbs of Beirut, just 24 hours after confirming the death of the leader of the Shiite group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrala, in a bombing on Friday against the Lebanese capital.
“The Army carried out a precise attack in the Dahye area of Beirut. More details will follow,” Israeli forces said in a brief statement.
This morning, the country announced the death of another senior official of the Shiite group, Nabil Qaouk, who was hit last night in an attack on the Dahye, a bastion of Hizbula and subjected to almost daily Israeli bombing since the beginning of the week.
International
Meta Says Russia Seeks to Ban WhatsApp for Defending Secure Communication
U.S. tech giant Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, said that Russia is seeking to ban the messaging app because it “challenges government attempts to violate people’s right to secure communication.”
Russian authorities have encouraged citizens to switch to state-backed applications, and in August they already blocked WhatsApp’s calling feature.
On Friday, the communications regulator Roskomnadzor claimed that the platform was being used to “organize and carry out terrorist acts in the country, recruit perpetrators, and facilitate fraud and other crimes.”
“If the messaging service does not comply with Russian law, it will be completely blocked,” the regulator warned.
WhatsApp remains one of Russia’s most widely used messaging services, alongside Telegram.
Moscow is pressuring both platforms to grant authorities access to user data upon request for investigations into fraud and activities the government labels as “terrorist.”
Human rights advocates fear the demand could be used to target critics of the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin, or the war in Ukraine.
International
Archbishop Wenski criticizes Trump’s deportation policies, calls for stronger push for reform
The Archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, has called for increased pressure on the U.S. Congress to advance comprehensive immigration reform and criticized President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policies, arguing that they “do nothing to help.”
“We need to apply more pressure on Congress so lawmakers can make the necessary changes. It is also important for the Administration to listen to our voice. We do not want to be anyone’s enemy—we are Americans,” Wenski said in an interview with EFE.
The religious leader, who heads one of the dioceses with the largest Latino and Haitian populations in the United States, issued a call to defend the rights of migrants. He also emphasized that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has maintained a strong and public stance in favor of migrants for decades.
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Trump relaunches diplomatic push to finalize U.S.-Backed peace plan for Ukraine War
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his diplomatic team will resume meetings with delegations from Russia and Ukraine in an effort to pressure both sides to accept the peace plan proposed by Washington to end the war in Ukraine.
As part of this new round of talks, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will hold discussions with Ukrainian representatives to narrow differences on the remaining points of the agreement.
Trump also confirmed his intention to meet personally with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and with Putin, though he emphasized that such meetings will only take place “when the agreement is fully finalized or in its final stage.”
The president claimed that his administration has made “tremendous progress” toward resolving the conflict and reiterated that the war “never would have started” if he had been in the White House at the onset of the crisis.
The U.S.-backed peace plan consists of 28 points and has been revised following feedback from both sides. According to Trump, only “a few points of disagreement” remain under active discussion.
One of the most controversial aspects of the proposal is the suggestion that Ukraine cede parts of the Donbas region to Russia and limit the size of its armed forces. Kyiv is working closely with Washington to soften these clauses in search of an arrangement that does not compromise its sovereignty or security.
With this diplomatic push, Trump aims to solidify his role as the main mediator in the conflict and steer the war toward a political resolution after years of devastation, humanitarian crisis, and rising global geopolitical tensions.
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