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The death toll in the Gaza war exceeds 41,270, adding about twenty victims in the last few hours

The total number of deaths in the Gaza Strip increased on Wednesday to 41,272, mostly women and children, after the death in the last few hours of about twenty Gazans in attacks by the Israeli Army.

“The Israeli occupation committed two massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, causing 20 martyrs and 54 injuries during the last 24 hours,” the Ministry of Health detailed today in a statement.

In addition, it is estimated that another 10,000 bodies remain under tons of debris, while rescue teams are unable to move safely or lack the necessary machinery to clear the slew.

The dead were recorded in both bombings in Rafah, southern Gaza and in the north of the enclave, in a neighborhood of Gaza City.

Hours later, at least eight people have died and an undetermined number have been injured in an airstrike against the Ibn al Haytam school, also in Gaza City

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According to the Israeli Army, Hamas hid a “command and control center” in the facilities.

For their part, the rescue and civil defense teams of the enclave assured that the attacked school “hosts displaced people in the Shajaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.”

On September 11, another 22 people lost their lives in the Israeli bombing against the Al Jaouni school in Nuseirat, including six employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). Three were accused by Israel of belonging to Hamas.

Due to the war, Gaza is also facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

A report prepared by various organizations working in the Belt denounced this week that Israel is blocking 83% of the food aid that the population needs.

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The Gazati have gone from having an average of two meals a day to only one every two days, the report warns.

“It is estimated that by the end of the year, 50,000 children between 6 and 59 months old will urgently need treatment for malnutrition,” warned several NGOs, including Save the Children, Oxfam or the Norwegian Council for Refugees.

International

Marco Rubio warns Venezuela against military action against Guyana

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Venezuela on Thursday that a military attack on Guyana would be “a big mistake” and “a very bad day for them,” expressing his support for Georgetown in its territorial dispute with Caracas.

“It would be a very bad day for the Venezuelan regime if they attacked Guyana or ExxonMobil. It would be a very bad day, a very bad week for them, and it would not end well,” Rubio emphasized during a press conference in Georgetown alongside Guyanese President Irfaan Ali.

International

Ecuador oil spill worsens as containment dam collapses

The collapse of a containment dam holding back part of the 25,000+ barrels of oil spilled from a pipeline rupture nearly two weeks ago has worsened the environmental crisis in northwestern Ecuador, contaminating rivers and Pacific beaches.

The Ecuadorian government attributed the March 13 pipeline rupture—which led to the spill of 25,116 barrels of crude—to an act of sabotage. The spill affected three rivers and disrupted water supplies for several communities, according to authorities.

On Tuesday, due to heavy rains that have been falling since January, a containment dam on the Caple River collapsed. The Caple connects to other waterways in Esmeraldas Province, a coastal region bordering Colombia, state-owned Petroecuador said in a statement on Wednesday.

Seven containment barriers were installed in the Viche River, where crews worked to remove oil-contaminated debris. Additional absorbent materials were deployed in Caple, Viche, and Esmeraldas Rivers, which flow into the Pacific Ocean.

Authorities are also working to protect a wildlife refuge home to more than 250 species, including otters, howler monkeys, armadillos, frigatebirds, and pelicans.

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“This has been a total disaster,” said Ronald Ruiz, a leader in the Cube community, where the dam was located. He explained that the harsh winter rains caused river levels to rise, bringing debris that broke the containment barriersthat were holding the accumulated oil for extraction.

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Federal court blocks Trump’s use of Enemy Alien Act for deportations

A federal appeals court upheld the block on former President Donald Trump’s use of the Enemy Alien Act on Wednesday, preventing him from using the law to expedite deportations of alleged members of the transnational criminal group Tren de Aragua.

With a 2-1 ruling, a panel from the Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed previous decisions by two lower court judges, maintaining the legal standoff between the White House and the judiciary.

On March 14, Trump invoked the 1798 Enemy Alien Act, a law traditionally used during wartime, to deport hundreds of Venezuelans whom he accused of belonging to Tren de Aragua, a criminal organization that originated in Venezuelan prisons.

The centuries-old law grants the president the power to detain, restrict, and expel foreign nationals from a country engaged in a “declared war” or an “invasion or predatory incursion” against the United States, following a public proclamation.