International
The Israeli Army raids a hospital in northern Gaza with more than 100 patients
The Israeli army raided this Friday the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia (north of Gaza), where there are more than a hundred people trapped, and asked patients to move to the central courtyard, according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.
The Kamal Adwan is one of the few centers still operational in the north of the Strip, where three weeks of harsh Israeli offensive have left more than 700 dead and thousands of people displaced, according to data from the Gaza authorities.
The Qatari network Al Jazeera, which cites sources from the Gaza Civil Defense, assures that more than 150 patients and medical personnel are trapped in the center.
On Thursday afternoon, Israeli tanks fired at the hospital and destroyed an oxygen station, according to the media.
The Ministry of Health of the Palestinian enclave, governed by the Islamist group Hamas, denounced that the situation in the center “is catastrophic in every sense of the word,” and said that hundreds of patients, medical personnel and displaced people are detained by Israeli forces without food or medicine.
On the other hand, the military agency in charge of the management of civil affairs in Gaza (COGAT) said on Friday that last night it facilitated the transfer of 23 patients, mostly minors, from Kamal Adwan to other hospitals in the Strip, and that the center received fuel and 180 units of blood for transfusions.
Hamas denounces the assault and Israel says it evacuated patients
The Islamist group Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, denounced this Friday the raid on the hospital by Israeli forces, who confirmed that they had entered the center and assured that during the last few weeks they facilitated the evacuation of patients.
“The assault on the hospital (…) is a war crime and a blatant violation of international laws,” the group said in a statement, in which it asked Arab countries to take measures to stop the war, beyond issuing condemnatory statements.
For its part, the Israeli Army confirmed that it was operating inside the center, one of the few that still operated in the punished north of the Strip.
According to the military command, intelligence information indicates that there are militiamen and Hamas military infrastructure in the area.
Bombings in Yabalia and Jan Yunis
Meanwhile, the Gaza authorities estimate that a new batch of attacks against the Yabalia refugee camp has caused some 150 deaths, although rescue services have not been able to access the area due to the siege of Israeli troops.
Israel claims to have killed more than 200 fighters in its new offensive in the north of the enclave.
In the south of the Strip, at least 38 people died during the night of Thursday and this Friday morning in several Israeli bombings against homes in the town of Jan Yunis, according to the Ministry of Health of the enclave, governed by Hamas.
The deadliest attack, which left at least 28 dead, took place in the Manara neighborhood, in the south of the town.
In a video published on social networks and verified by the Qatari network Al Jazeera, it is observed that several of the victims are minors.
International
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.
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.
Internacionales
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.
International
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.
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.
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