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New attacks by Israel kill at least 19 Gazans in 24 hours, not counting dozens that do not reach the morgues
New Israeli attacks killed at least 19 Palestinians in the last day in the Gaza Strip, which increased the number of deaths to 44,382 in the last year, according to data from this Saturday from the Gaza Ministry of Health, although emergency teams denounce that they are not able to recover bodies from the besieged northern Gaza.
“The Israeli occupation committed 4 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, causing 19 martyrs and 72 injuries who arrived at hospitals during the last 24 hours,” details the ministry’s statement, which in turn denounces that there are new victims who are still under the rubble and more than 105,000 injured.
At least seven Gazatis died this Saturday in the Israeli bombing of a house in the Al Rimal neighborhood, in the center of the northern city of Gaza, where there are still people under the rubble, according to sources from the Palestinian agency Wafa.
In addition, a worker of the emergency services of the Gaza Civil Defense died in another attack against homes in the besieged Yabalia camp, denounced this organization, who was identified as Muhamad Zuhair al Sharbasi.
With the death of Al Sharbasi, there are already 88 technicians and health workers of this organization murdered since October 2023, the local Civil Defense denounced in a statement.
Also today, another five Gazati, including three employees of the NGO World Central Kitchen, died in the bombing of a civilian vehicle on the Salah al Din road, at the height of Jan Yunis, local sources reported, in an event that the Israeli Army is investigating, after assuring that a militiaman was traveling in the vehicle.
Israel kills more than 40 people in northern Gaza
The Israeli army attacks a building that housed displaced people and kills more than 40 people in the besieged northern Gaza Strip.
“The Israeli occupation army intensified its bombings against homes in the north of the Gaza Strip, bombing today a house that housed displaced people,” the organization said in a statement.
The attack occurred in the area of Tal Al Zaatar, north of Gaza, and according to Civil Defense rescuers, there are still victims under the rubble, given the impossibility of mobilizing ambulances due to insecurity.
Dozens are still under the rubble, according to the Gaza Civil Defense, after their houses were bombed by the Army in Jabalia during the last two days, in attacks that caused about 70 deaths, according to this organization.
The Israeli military siege that suffers the north of Gaza
Due to the military siege of northern Gaza, which today turns 58 days and has caused about 2,700 deaths in Yabalia, Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, decomposing bodies have been lying in the streets for days, an investigation by the Israeli media +972 denounced yesterday, and rescue teams are not able to help the victims.
Already on November 26, the Gaza Civil Defense teams announced that they will not be able to continue operating in the Gaza governorate, where the Gazan capital is located, due to the Israeli refusal to allow the entry of fuel necessary for its ambulances.
It is estimated that between Thursday and Friday about 70 Gazans died in Beit Lahia alone in multiple attacks, 18 of them yesterday in a “double” Israeli bombing first against a building with refugees, and moments later, by attacking the group of citizens who approached to provide help, according to local sources.
On Thursday, in another attack against a residential building with five families, local sources estimated about fifty dead, after losing contact with five brothers, their wives, children and other displaced Gazans.
Israel kills 5 Palestinians, 3 of them WCK workers
A new attack by Israel has killed five Palestinians, including three workers of the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK).
An Israeli drone attacked his vehicle in the city of Jan Younis, south of Gaza; eight months after the Israeli attack that killed seven of its employees in April.
According to a witness told EFE, while securing the convoy with humanitarian aid, some bandits tried to seize merchandise, when an Israeli drone shot at the back of one of the trucks. Then, several people approached to help and the drones launched another missile against the SUV where the workers were traveling, who carried the logo of the NGO of Spanish chef José Andrés.
Among the dead employees is the person in charge of the community kitchens in the east of Jan Yunis of the WCK, a driver and the evaluation and monitoring manager, according to local sources that located the event on the Salah al Din road, in the area of Satar al Sharqi in the northeast of Jan Yunis.
The Israeli Army confirmed, hours later, having attacked a vehicle in which, it says, a militiaman was traveling after receiving “credible intelligence information about his location in real time.”
“The claim that the terrorist was at the same time a WCK worker is being investigated,” adds the military statement, which adds that the civilian vehicle did not use badges and its movement “was not coordinated for the transport of aid.”
WCK interrupts its operations in Gaza after another Israeli attack
The NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK), of Spanish chef José Andrés, announced that it would stop operating in Gaza after the Israeli attack on one of its vehicles, in which according to local media three of its local employees have died, one of them identified as a Hamas militiaman by the Israeli Army.
“World Central Kitchen had no knowledge that any of the people traveling in the vehicle had alleged links to the Hamas attack on October 7,” the organization said today in a statement in X, following the Army’s accusation that one of the workers was a militiaman who participated in the October 7 attacks.
“Our hearts are with our colleagues and their families at this unimaginable time,” the NGO added.
Attack on humanitarian organizations
Islamic factions in Gaza denounced in a statement that “this crime reveals dangerous aspects and horrible violations related to the objectives of the war of extermination and is linked to depriving the population of the besieged area of obtaining food, water and medicine.”
“These repeated crimes that target humanitarian organizations, relief associations, food preparation and distribution centers and aid convoys are direct messages of threat and terror to all agencies active in humanitarian work,” the text regrets.
On April 2, seven other WCK workers died in a triple Israeli attack against their humanitarian convoy when they left a warehouse in Deir al Balah, central Gaza, despite having coordinated their movements with the Israeli Army.
Three days later, the Army said it was a “mistake” to believe that two armed Hamas militiamen were traveling in the vehicle. Palestinian Saifeddin Ayad Abutaha, Australian Lalzawmi Frankcom, Polish Damian Soból, Canadian-American Jacob Flickinger and British John Chapman, James Henderson and James Kirby died.
Although it was perfectly identified, the caravan was hit by three missiles fired by a drone, which was “a serious violation of the orders and standard operating procedures of the Israel Defense Force,” the military investigation concluded, which ended those responsible.
Hamas delegation in Cairo to address the ceasefire
A delegation from the Islamist group Hamas arrived this Saturday in Cairo to hold a series of meetings with Egyptian mediators and with leaders of the secular Palestinian movement Fatah to address “issues related” to a truce in Gaza, sources close to the talks informed EFE.
According to the informants, who asked to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the matter, the Hamas delegation is headed by the acting head of the Islamist movement in Gaza, Jalil al Hayya, to also discuss a possible hostage exchange agreement for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
These negotiations will also be attended by Fatah officials, according to a source from this party from Cairo, who pointed out that the objective is to discuss an “Egyptian initiative to resume negotiations for a ceasefire,” as well as reconciliation between the different Palestinian factions.
The intention is to “address new ideas to formulate a proposal to end the war” and exchange hostages in the hands of Hamas for Palestinian prisoners, according to the source, who said that the Islamist group and Fatah refuse to “separate the West Bank from the Gaza Strip” in negotiations with Israel.
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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