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Israel bombardea Beirut y despierta fantasmas de guerra en la capital libanesa

Cuando al mediodía de este viernes, Israel lanzó su primera orden de evacuación para los suburbios meridionales de Beirut en cuatro meses del alto el fuego, Sawsan dormía plácidamente en su hogar, a apenas 400 metros del inmueble que el Ejército del país vecino amenazaba con bombardear.
El aviso, apenas hora y media antes de que dos misiles redujeran a escombros el edificio, despertó para muchos residentes del extrarradio del Dahye los fantasmas de un conflicto durante el que sus barrios fueron bombardeados cruentamente, casi siempre tras órdenes de evacuación como la de este viernes.
«Estaba durmiendo cuando el conserje llamó a la puerta para avisarme, me desperté, y vi que tenía muchas llamadas y mensajes de familiares alertándome (…) Puse ropa en una mochila y la primera explosión de aviso me atrapó en el departamento; todo tembló y entonces salí corriendo«, relata Sawsan a EFE.
Los cazas israelíes llevaron a cabo tres simulaciones de ataque a intervalos, hasta que, finalmente, el bombardeo real resonó con fuerza por toda la capital.
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Israel bombardea Beirut y despierta fantasmas de guerra en la capital libanesa
La mujer, de 30 años, explica que el ataque tuvo lugar unos 15 minutos después de que abandonara corriendo su casa en el barrio de Hadath y no esconde que está «asustada» mientras deja pasar el tiempo junto a otros evacuados congregados alrededor de una iglesia no muy lejos de lugar del ataque.
«Cuando escuché el sonido recordé lo que sentía durante la guerra y me sentí fatal. Estaba nerviosa, notaba como mi cuerpo temblaba», afirma la vecina.
Durante la cruenta ofensiva área israelí que golpeó el Líbano entre el 23 de septiembre y el 27 de noviembre de 2024, y que acabó convirtiendo el Dahye en un suburbio fantasma hasta la entrada en vigor de un alto el fuego, Sawsan dormía en el coche o en la calle.
«Ahora estamos otra vez aquí afuera esperando», lamenta.
Las últimas explosiones habían resonado en el Dahye la madrugada del 27 de noviembre, cuando el reloj se acercaba a la entrada en vigor del cese de hostilidades, y desde entonces el suburbio capitalino vivía en calma pese a la repetición de algunos ataques en zonas más meridionales.
Sin embargo, a primera hora de este viernes, dos cohetes fueron lanzados desde el Líbano hacia el norte de Israel, provocando en respuesta una serie de bombardeos contra el sur del territorio libanés, el más grave de los cuales causó al menos tres muertos y 18 heridos en Kfar Tebnit.
Al mediodía, llegó el ataque al lado de Beirut, disparando los miedos a una nueva espiral de violencia.
Farid, otro vecino de Hadath que este viernes tuvo que abandonar su hogar corriendo, reconoce que no se puede sacar de la cabeza la posibilidad de que se reactive la guerra y solo espera que este ataque no sea el inicio de un regreso a la situación que les tocó vivir hasta finales del pasado año.
«Si la guerra vuelve tengo que cuidar de mi mujer, de mis hermanas y padres. Tengo que estar pendiente de mi vida y de la suya, y me preocupa; si ahora pasase algo en mi casa no tendría otro hogar donde vivir», lamenta a EFE el joven, de 32 años.
«Durante la guerra dormíamos en el coche, solo entrábamos a casa de vez en cuando para ducharnos y volvíamos al coche», recuerda.
Por ello, al enterarse de la nueva orden de evacuación israelí lo primer que sintió fue «miedo» a tener que volver a pasar sus días de aquella forma. También le cruzó la mente un pensamiento claro: «No quiero vivir en un coche», comenta Farid.
Mostafa es cristiano, tiene 51 años y el caos de este viernes le dejó atrapado en la carretera de Hadath mientras iba a buscar a su hijo.
Después de que el Ejército israelí avisara en la red social X de que tenía planes de hacer volar por los aires un edificio en la zona, la población salió corriendo a las calles entre disparos al aire para avisar del peligro y las autoridades anunciaron la cancelación de clases en el área.
Sin embargo, pese a todo, Mostafa no comparte los miedos a un nuevo ciclo de violencia de envergadura, ya que está convencido de que el lanzamiento del cohete no tiene nada que ver con Hezbollah.
«No creo que la guerra vaya a volver a empezar, no estoy asustado, solo es una amenaza», zanja, mientras las autoridades libanesas tratan de establecer la autoría del ataque simbólico que despertó a los cazas israelíes.
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Strait of Hormuz toll would set ‘dangerous precedent,’ UN shipping agency warns

Iran ceasefire in jeopardy: Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate
The fragile Iran ceasefire is threatened by escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping lane. President Donald Trump warns of potential military action until a «REAL AGREEMENT» is reached. Vice President Vance and other experts discuss Iran’s demands for tolls, strategic islands, and growing cyber threats to US infrastructure. Global oil prices and shipping traffic are closely monitored amidst the uncertainty.
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The United Nations’ shipping agency warned Thursday that imposing a toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz would «set a dangerous precedent.»
The remark comes after President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that there may be a U.S.-Iranian toll system coming for ships that travel through the key waterway. Trump told ABC News, «We’re thinking of doing it as a joint venture,» and, «It’s a way of securing it — also securing it from lots of other people.»
«There is no international agreement where tolls can be introduced for transiting international straits. Any such toll will set a dangerous precedent,» a spokesperson for the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization told Reuters on Thursday.
The Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, is one of the world’s most critical energy choke points, carrying roughly 20 million barrels of oil a day along with about one-fifth of global liquefied natural gas.
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A ship is seen passing through the Strait of Hormuz during a two-week temporary ceasefire between the United States and Iran on April 8, 2026. (Shady Alassar/Anadolu/Getty Images)
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also warned on Wednesday that a reported Iranian plan to charge ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz would be «completely unacceptable.»
«I don’t think that the international community would be ready to accept Iran setting up a toll booth for every ship that crosses the strait,» Mitsotakis, representing the world’s leading shipping power, told CNN.
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A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply. (Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)
«This agreement cannot, I repeat, cannot include a sort of a fee that ships will have to pay every time they cross the strait,» he continued. «This was not the case before the war started, and it cannot be the case after the war finishes.»
The Trump administration had reached a ceasefire deal with Iran on Tuesday.

The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026. (Benoit Tessier / Reuters)
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«The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz. There will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process,» Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday morning. «We’ll be loading up with supplies of all kinds, and just ‘hangin’ around’ in order to make sure that everything goes well. I feel confident that it will.»
Fox News Digital’s Amanda Macias and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
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Mamdani ripped after conceding key campaign pledge won’t happen this year

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash online after admitting that his campaign pledge to make city buses free is hitting funding roadblocks.
Conservatives were quick to react to a Politico interview where the mayor acknowledged that one of his most hotly discussed campaign promises wouldn’t happen this year as his administration works to gain support from lawmakers in Albany.
«It won’t ever happen. It was a high-profile promise that won’t ever happen. It wasn’t really meant to,» wrote conservative media host Jason Rantz on X.
«Turns out socialist slogans don’t survive contact with reality,» National Republican Congressional Committee Press Secretary Mike Marinella posted on X.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a Ramadan Iftar hosted by his team at the New York Taxi Workers Association, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in New York. (Angelina Katsanis / AP)
«Hahahahahahahahahaha. You got played, NYC,» wrote Amy Curtis, a conservative writer, on X.
«Mamdani lied about free buses — and basically everything else in his campaign,» wrote Tim Young, a media fellow at The Heritage Foundation, on X. «And the idiots of New York fell for it,» he added.
«Socialism is like a toxic ex: big promises upfront, disappointment later,» conservative media outlet Prager U posted on X. «Just ask New York about those free buses.»
Others, however, defended the effort, pointing to the complexities of funding major transit changes and praising the administration for continuing negotiations.
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The Empire State Building behind an MTA bus in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Mamdani’s office said in a statement to Fox News Digital that the mayor remains committed to the plan, adding that his administration is working with state officials to make fare-free buses a reality before the end of his term.
«Mayor Mamdani is committed to delivering fast and free buses by the time he leaves office, full stop,» a spokesperson said, noting ongoing discussions with N.Y. Governor Kathy Hochul’s office.
«In the meantime, the Mamdani administration will continue to work with our partners at the state and local level to make commutes faster and our transit system more affordable for all New Yorkers.»
Mamdani never explicitly pledged to fulfill the campaign platform in the first year but said he intended to accomplish the goal by the end of his first four-year term.
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Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, during a news conference at the WIN NYC family shelter in New York, US, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«Making buses fast and free, the fast thing we’re already getting started on,» Mamdani said in January. «And what I’ve said is that by the time I’m finished being mayor, they’re going to be free. What we have to deliver, however, in this very year, required by law, but also required just by being a good mayor, a balanced budget for this fiscal year [and for] the next fiscal year.»
As an assembly member, Mamdani launched a free bus pilot program in Queens that he has touted as highly successful citing increased ridership by more than 30% and showing a nearly 40% drop in assaults on bus operators.
Still, Mamdani’s critics argue that the cost of free busses is fiscally risky and logistically flawed for the behemoth New York City system and warn it would likely to degrade the very service it aims to improve.
The debate comes as Mamdani advances a broader affordability agenda built on campaign promises such as city-owned grocery stores and rent freezes, proposals that have rattled Wall Street and drawn sharp criticism.
The clash underscores a widening divide between progressive ambitions for the city and the financial sector that has long powered its economy.
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