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Israel detuvo los ataques en Gaza y avanza en los preparativos para la primera fase del plan de paz de Trump

El ejército de Israel afirmó el sábado que avanzará en los preparativos para la primera fase del plan del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, para poner fin a la guerra en Gaza y devolver a todos los rehenes restantes, después de que Hamas dijera que aceptaba partes del acuerdo, mientras que otras debían ser negociadas.
El ejército apuntó que recibió instrucciones de las autoridades para «avanzar en la preparación» para implementar el plan. Un funcionario que no estaba autorizado a hablar con la prensa de forma oficial dijo que Israel ha pasado a una posición únicamente defensiva en Gaza y que no lanzará ataques. Por el momento, las tropas no se han retirado de la Franja, agregó el funcionario.
Según el sitio de noticias israelí N12, a partir de esta mañana se suspendieron los ataques de las Fuerzas de Defensa (FDI) en toda la Franja de Gaza. Las FDI se centran ahora exclusivamente en operaciones defensivas para sus fuerzas desplegadas en la zona.
La ciudad de Gaza permanece sitiada y sus fuerzas no se están retirando, sino que se mantienen en la misma posición. Hasta la madrugada, la Fuerza Aérea seguía atacando en toda la Franja, pero en las últimas horas, la directiva de los líderes políticos es defenderse y atacar solo cuando se identifique una amenaza para sus fuerzas
El cambio se produjo horas después de que Trump ordenó a Israel detener los bombardeos el sitiado enclave palestino tras la aceptación de Hamas respecto a algunos de los elementos de su plan. Trump celebró la declaración del grupo insurgente. «Creo que están listos para una PAZ duradera», comentó el norteamericano.
Trump apunta a cumplir la promesa de poner fin a la guerra y devolver a decenas de rehenes antes de que el martes se cumpla el segundo aniversario del ataque de Hamas sobre el sur de Israel que desencadenó la guerra. Su propuesta, presentada a principios de esta semana, cuenta con un amplio apoyo internacional y del primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu.
La oficina de Netanyahu indicó el viernes que Israel estaba comprometido con el fin de la guerra, sin abordar las posibles diferencias con el grupo insurgente. Netanyahu ha estado sometido a una creciente presión por parte de la comunidad internacional y de Trump para poner fin al conflicto.
El funcionario dijo a la agencia AP que el mandatario emitió una inusual declaración nocturna en sabbat en la que afirmaba que el país había comenzado a prepararse para el plan de Trump debido a la presión de la Casa Blanca.
Según el funcionario, un equipo negociador se estaba preparando para viajar, pero no se especificó ninguna fecha.
Por su parte, un alto funcionario egipcio señaló que se están llevando a cabo conversaciones para la liberación de los rehenes, así como la de cientos de prisioneros palestinos en Israel. El funcionario, que participa en las negociaciones de alto el fuego, también afirmó que los mediadores árabes se están preparando para un amplio diálogo entre los palestinos. Esos contactos tienen como objetivo unificar la posición palestina sobre el futuro de Gaza.
El sábado, Yihad Islámica Palestina, el segundo grupo insurgente más importante de Gaza, dijo que aceptaba la respuesta de Hamas al plan de Trump. El grupo había rechazado la propuesta días antes.
De acuerdo con el plan, Hamas liberaría a los 48 rehenes restantes —de los cuales se cree que unos 20 seguirían vivos— en un plazo de tres días. También cederá el poder y se desarmará.
A cambio, Israel detendrá su ofensiva y se retirará de gran parte del territorio, además de liberar a cientos de prisioneros palestinos y permitir la entrada de ayuda humanitaria y una eventual reconstrucción.
Hamas manifestó que estaba dispuesto a liberar a los rehenes y entregar el poder a otros palestinos, pero que otras cuestiones contempladas en la propuesta estadounidense requieren más consultas entre los palestinos. En su declaración oficial tampoco abordó la desmilitarización, un aspecto clave del acuerdo.
Las tropas israelíes mantienen el sitio sobre la Ciudad de Gaza, que es el foco de su última ofensiva. El sábado, el ejército advirtió a los palestinos que no intenten regresar a la ciudad, que calificó de «zona de combate peligrosa».
Los expertos determinaron que la ciudad había caído en la hambruna poco antes de que Israel iniciara su gran ofensiva allí con el objetivo de ocuparla. Se estima que 400.000 personas han huido de la urbe en las últimas semanas, pero cientos de miles más se han quedado atrás.
Las familias de los rehenes también se muestran cautas acerca de sus esperanzas.
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Pope Leo picks new Vatican ambassador to US as Trump tensions mount over policies

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People Leo XIV on Saturday announced the appointment of the Vatican’s new ambassador, Apostolic Nuncio, to the U.S. to help manage strained relations with the Trump administration.
Italian Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, 68, a veteran Vatican diplomat who is currently ambassador to the United Nations, previously served as ambassador to the Philippines and Lebanon.
Caccia is replacing 80-year-old Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who is retiring.
«I receive this mission with both joy and a sense of trepidation,» Caccia said after the appointment, according to the Vatican News. He added that his mission was «at the service of communion and peace,» remembering that 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
People Leo XIV on Saturday announced the appointment of the Vatican’s new ambassador, Apostolic Nuncio, to the U.S. to help manage strained relations with the Trump administration. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The pope and President Donald Trump have been at odds over key issues for the White House, including immigration and the war in Iran.
Pierre’s ambassadorship was also at times at odds with the more conservative U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops while representing Pope Francis’ more progressive priorities.
«Stability and peace are not built with mutual threats, nor with weapons, which sow destruction, pain, and death, but only through a reasonable, authentic, and responsible dialogue,» the American-born pope said on Sunday after the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, according to the outlet Chicago Catholic.
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«Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of enormous proportions, I address to the parties involved a heartfelt appeal to assume the moral responsibility to stop the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss,» he added.
In early January, Leo also delivered a major policy speech, mostly in English, that came on the heels of the U.S. military action in Venezuela.

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia has been appointed by the pope as the new Vatican ambassador to the U.S. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
«War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading,» the pope warned in the speech.
Trump called it a «great honor for our country» when Leo was elected pope last May after Pope Francis’ death, and when asked about Leo’s remarks earlier this year seemingly pressing him on policy, Trump told Politico he hadn’t seen the statements from the pontiff, but «I’m sure he’s a lovely man.»
He also said that he had met with the pope’s brother, who he called «serious MAGA.»
Last fall, the pope suggested that supporting the «inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States» is not «pro-life,» leaving White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to «reject there was inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the United States under this administration.»

The pope and the Trump administration have been at odds over immigration and U.S. military actions. (Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Rocco Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
Leavitt, who is Catholic, added that the administration always tries to be as humane as possible while enforcing laws.
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Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, current president of the U.S. conference, said after Caccia’s appointment: «On behalf of my brother bishops, I wish to extend our warmest welcome and our prayerful support to him as he carries out his responsibilities across the United States.»
Trump won 59% of the Catholic vote in the 2024 election, according to Politico.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Noem thanks Trump for new Shield of the Americas special envoy role after DHS ouster

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During the Shield of the Americas summit in Florida on Saturday, outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanked President Donald Trump for appointing her to a newly created role after she was ousted from overseeing the agency.
Noem, who is moving to the newly created position of special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, showed no ill feelings toward the president and said she was proud of her work at DHS, arguing the department had secured the border and eliminated public safety threats.
«I do want to thank the president for creating this and for giving me the honor and the opportunity to serve as a special envoy to this region, to the Western Hemisphere,» Noem said during the summit at Trump National Doral outside Miami.
«This Shield of the Americas will be a powerful example to the rest of the world about what’s possible.»
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks during a working lunch at the Shield of the Americas summit, Saturday, at Trump National Doral near Miami. (Rebecca Blackwell / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump announced this week that Noem would shift into the new role after cutting short her tenure at DHS.
Noem was removed as the nation’s immigration chief after a turbulent stretch marked by internal clashes and two contentious congressional hearings where even some Republicans pressed her over leadership missteps, including the ad campaign, which she claimed the president had signed off on.
Noem framed the initiative as an effort to expand border security cooperation beyond the United States.
«The way that we cooperate on our shared ideals of freedom and of democracy and safety and security will be a shining light to all of those who wish to be more like all of us,» she said.
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Trump removed Noem as the nation’s DHS chief this week after a turbulent stretch. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
Noem, who previously served in Congress and as South Dakota governor before leading DHS, defended her record overseeing immigration enforcement during the past year.
«In the last year, as secretary of Homeland Security, we have focused on securing our border,» she said. «We have transformed our country from one that was being invaded by enemies, millions of them that were coming in unvetted, that we didn’t know who was there and who wished to harm us.»
«We’ve secured that border,» she continued. «We’ve focused on removing public safety threats, and over 3 million people have been deported or removed from our country in the last year.»
Noem argued that stronger border enforcement has allowed the administration to pivot toward economic and diplomatic engagement with neighboring nations.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
«Secure borders has changed everything for our country,» she said. «Now that America is secure and our borders are secure, we want to focus on our neighbors and to help our neighbors with their borders and challenges that they have so that they may have the security that we enjoy.»
Trump announced on Truth Social that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., will replace her effective March 31, while Noem shifts to the newly created envoy role.
Members of Trump’s Cabinet, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attended Saturday’s summit.
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Leaders from other nations included Argentina’s Javier Milei, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele Ortez, Bolivia’s Rodrigo Paz Pereira, Costa Rica’s Rodrigo Chaves Robles, Panama’s José Raúl Mulino Quintero, and Trinidad and Tobago’s Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Chile’s Jose Antonio Kast, the Dominican Republic’s Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, Ecuador’s Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín, Guyana’s Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Honduras’ Nasry «Tito» Asfura and Paraguay’s Santiago Peña.
Notably missing were the leaders of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
Fox News Digital’s Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.
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