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Israel kills more than 200 people in the last hour in the Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip is experiencing another bloody day this Friday, after yesterday at least 138 Gazans, according to medical sources confirmed to EFE, died in different Israeli attacks that hit the Palestinian enclave from north to south.

Israel has continued to bomb the Strip in recent hours, causing the death, since midnight, of at least 100 people, Gaza Civil Defense reported to Palestinian media.

In addition, these attacks have left more than 200 people injured, according to the Ministry of Health, in the hands of Hamas.

The points most punished by Israeli forces in recent hours have been about a dozen homes in the north of the Strip, including some from the Yabalia refugee camp and the town of Beit Lahia, local sources confirmed to EFE.

“A projectile hit the top floor of my house, I managed to get out of it alive by miracle. Then, I took my car to escape, but all the roads of Al Saladin were cut off, I stayed 10 minutes going around until I finally found a secondary road,” Yousef Faris explained to EFE, a Gaza resident of Beih Lahia.

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“There are missing people inside the attacked houses that we have not been able to contact. All areas of the Strip are being attacked,” Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, lamented in a statement.

Local sources also told EFE that at least four Israeli tanks surrounded and assaulted a Beit Lahia school converted into a shelter where there were dozens of displaced families.

For its part, the Israeli Army said in a statement on Friday that its troops are operating in the north of the Strip “to locate and dismantle terrorist infrastructures.”

The military note adds that on the last day the troops attacked “more than 150 terrorist targets throughout the Strip including anti-tank missile posts, cells and military structures.”

In those attacks, which began yesterday, 136 people died, as medical sources have confirmed to EFE.

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During this past night, at least a dozen houses in the north of the Strip were attacked by Israeli forces, local sources told EFE.

In addition, according to the Palestinian news agency, Wafa, the bombings were accompanied by an incursion by Israeli forces into Beit Lahia.

The Gaza Civil Defense teams managed to recover at least 55 bodies, eleven of which are from the same family.

All of them were transferred to the crowded Indonesian Hospital and Al Awda, where numerous residents gathered to identify the deceased.

However, the Gaza Civil Defense estimates that at least 50 other bodies are still under the rubble in the north.

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IEA warns Middle East conflict could spark worst energy crisis in decades

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East could trigger the worst energy crisis in decades, warned Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), who described the situation as “very serious.”

Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Birol compared the current scenario to the oil crises of the 1970s, noting that during those events the world lost around five million barrels of oil per day in each crisis.

“Today, we have lost 11 million barrels per day—more than the two major oil shocks combined,” he said.

The Turkish economist referred to the conflict that began on February 28, following attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran, which have significantly disrupted global energy markets and driven oil prices higher.

Birol warned that the global economy is facing a “very, very serious threat” and expressed hope that the crisis will be resolved soon.

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“No country will be immune to the effects of this crisis if it continues in this direction. Global efforts are urgently needed,” he emphasized.

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Colombian Air Force Hercules plane crashes during takeoff with troops onboard

A Lockheed C-130 Hercules operated by the Colombian Air Force was involved in a “tragic accident” while taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, in the Putumayo department of southern Colombia, as it was transporting troops, Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez reported on Monday.

The minister stated on social media that the exact number of victims and the causes of the crash have not yet been determined. He also extended his condolences to the families affected and urged the public to avoid speculation until official information is confirmed.

“This is a deeply painful event for the country. Our prayers are with the victims and their families,” Sánchez said, adding that emergency protocols have been activated and an investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, President Gustavo Petro expressed hope that there would be no fatalities in what he described as a “horrific accident that should not have happened.”

Petro also highlighted ongoing efforts to modernize the country’s air fleet and reiterated the need to acquire new helicopters and transport aircraft to strengthen military mobility, particularly in remote regions.

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According to local media reports, approximately 110 soldiers were on board the aircraft. So far, at least 20 injured military personnel have been rescued.

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Paris prosecutors alert U.S. over alleged deepfake strategy linked to Elon Musk

The Paris Prosecutor’s Office said on Saturday that it had alerted authorities in the United States over suspicions that tech entrepreneur Elon Musk may have encouraged the spread of sexualized deepfake content on the social platform X to artificially boost the company’s valuation.

According to prosecutors, the controversy surrounding explicit AI-generated videos—reportedly linked to Grok, the platform’s artificial intelligence system—may have been deliberately triggered to increase the market value of X and X AI.

The office added that the alleged strategy could be tied to the planned June 2026 public listing of a new entity formed through the merger of SpaceX and X AI.

French authorities said they contacted the U.S. Department of Justice as well as legal representatives at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this week to share their concerns.

Responding on X in French to a report about the case, Musk referred to French prosecutors using an offensive term.

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When contacted, X’s legal representative in France did not immediately comment.

Grok, the platform’s AI system, has its own account on X, allowing users to interact with it or request content generation. For a period, users were able to tag the bot in posts to generate or edit images, a feature that may have facilitated the spread of such material.