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More than 200,000 people return to northern Gaza in an ongoing exodus
Thousands of Gazans began this Tuesday the return to what is left of their homes in the devastated north of the Gaza Strip, after yesterday at least 200,000 people did, according to UN figures, which the Hamas government raised to more than 300,000, in a statement from the Islamist group.
“More than 300,000 displaced people from our great Palestinian people returned from the southern and central governors to the (city of) Gaza and northern governors through Rashid and Salah al Din streets after 470 days of the genocidal war committed by the ‘Israeli’ army of occupation,” the Hamas media office said in a statement.
At dawn, the crowds who had spent the night near the Netzarim corridor, a closed military area located in the south of Gaza City, began to move on foot to the northern cities and a longed-for Gaza, the once vibrant capital of Gaza, from where 1.4 million people began to be forcibly evacuated after the first week of war.
“The doctor told me that I shouldn’t walk or climb stairs, but I’ve been walking for two hours and I’m not tired. I feel like someone takes me every step of the way. Closer and closer to my house,” the Palestinian Nihad, who walked yesterday with her husband and children through that parallel road to the Mediterranean Sea, heading north, told EFE.
As the Hamas Government reported today, more than 5,500 officials are working to facilitate return routes and corridors, while some 135,000 tents and caravans are needed to house this population that returns to a destroyed Gaza that they no longer know.
Late last night, at least one Palestinian was killed by an Israeli airstrike against the excavator he was driving next to the Nuseirat refugee camp, in central Gaza, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
With this event, the total number of deaths after the entry into force of the ceasefire is at least 16 people, according to an EFE count.
The Israeli Army confirmed today having fired from the air against “several suspicious vehicles” that were moving north through an area that “is not authorized for the passage and without being inspected, in violation of the terms of the agreement,” according to a military statement.
In addition, he said that after having fired “warning shots” at a suspect in northern Gaza who did not leave, “additional shots were fired to eliminate the threat.”
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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