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Another journalist dies in an Israeli bombing in northern Gaza and the total rises to 184

Journalist Khaled Abu Zar died this Friday in an Israeli bombing in northern Gaza, according to the media office of the government of the enclave, which identified him as the 184º informant who lost his life in the enclave since the beginning of the war.

“The government’s media office condemns in the most energetic terms the attacks and murders of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation,” the media office said in a statement.

The organization called on the international community to dissuade Israel from launching these attacks, as well as to try its “current crimes” in international courts.

The balance of deceased informants of the Gaza Government amounts to 184 with the death of Abu Zar, although this count also takes into account influencers, writers and intellectuals.

140 journalists killed in Gaza

A statement from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) figures 140 journalists killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, when Israel began its attacks on the now devastated enclave in response to the attacks of Palestinian militiamen against its territory, led by Hamas.

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According to RSF, 39 of the deceased were practicing their profession at the time of their death.

The Gaza war, which broke out on October 7, is the deadliest conflict for journalists, according to the New York-based Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ).

The Israeli offensive in Gaza “has killed more journalists in a year than any other conflict that the CPJ has documented,” they say on their website.

In total, more than 43,500 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Israel launched its offensive, while more than 102,000 have been injured by incessant attacks by aviation, artillery and troops.

On October 7, 2023, the attack of the Palestinian militiamen in Israel killed 1,200 people, while another 251 were kidnapped, of which 97 – alive and dead – are still in the enclave.

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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.

International

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.