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Israel launches new ground operation in Gaza

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Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deployed troops to Gaza for the first time since the collapse of Israel’s ceasefire agreement with Hamas on Wednesday.

The IDF troops are deployed to the Netzarim corridor, a key section of Gaza that essentially cuts the strip in half. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continued to vow that Israel will maintain is military operations until every hostage has been returned from Hamas custody.

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The IDF described Wednesday’s deployment as a «limited ground operation,» but has not said whether it will remain limited to the Netzarim corridor.

The move follows a multi-day wave of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that killed over 400 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry.

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Israeli troops deployed to Gaza on Tuesday. (IDF)

The IDF says its strikes on Monday and Tuesday eliminated a number of mid- and high-level Hamas officials. Among them was Essam al-Da’alis, head of the Hamas government and «the most senior figure of authority in the Gaza Strip.»

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The IDF and ISA also determined with «high probability» that Israeli strikes eliminated Mahmoud Marzouk Ahmed Abu-Watfa, the Minister of Internal Affairs in charge of Hamas’ Internal Security Forces; Bahajat Hassan Mohammed Abu-Sultan, who served as Head of Hamas’ Internal Security Forces; and Ahmed Amar Abdullah Alhata, who served as Hamas’ Minister of Justice.

Israeli troops deployed to Gaza.

Israeli troops deployed to Gaza. (IDF)

Israel on Wednesday also said it eliminated Yasser Muhammad Harb Musa, who was responsible for security affairs in Hamas’ political bureau, in addition to Muhammad Al-Jamasi, Head of the Hamas Emergency Committee.

President Donald Trump’s administration backed Israel’s move to end the ceasefire in a statement on Monday.

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«Hamas could have released hostages to extend the ceasefire but instead chose refusal and war,» National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Brian Hughes told Fox News.

The White House has not responded to the deployment of Troops in Gaza on Wednesday.

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An Israeli military tank takes up position along Israel’s southern border with the northern Gaza Strip on March 19, 2025. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel will intensify its military actions against Hamas moving forward, authorities said.

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«Under the direction of the political echelon, the IDF and Shin Bet are widely attacking terrorist targets of the Hamas terrorist organization throughout the Gaza Strip, more details below,» the IDF and ISA said. 

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Qué significaría para Ucrania y Rusia la suspensión de los ataques a centrales energéticas

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Rusia y Ucrania acordaron un alto el fuego limitado para detener los ataques a la infraestructura energética, el primer paso significativo hacia la desescalada desde el inicio de la guerra a gran escala hace más de tres años.

No quedó claro de inmediato cómo ni cuándo entraría en vigor el alto el fuego parcial.

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El miércoles, Ucrania y Rusia intercambiaron acusaciones de ataques contra la infraestructura energética de la otra parte, lo que puso de manifiesto la falta de confianza entre ambos países y la fragilidad de cualquier acuerdo.

Los ataques contra instalaciones energéticas han sido clave en los esfuerzos de cada país por debilitar al otro.

Rusia ha lanzado repetidos ataques contra la red eléctrica ucraniana para socavar su esfuerzo bélico, dificultando al máximo la vida de los civiles, según los expertos.

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Los ataques de Ucrania contra instalaciones rusas tienen como objetivo recortar los ingresos de la creciente industria petrolera rusa, que se han utilizado para financiar el ejército del país.

La estrategia detrás de los ataques

Rusia comenzó a atacar la infraestructura energética de Ucrania en octubre de 2022, tras quedar claro que su plan inicial para lograr una victoria rápida había fracasado.

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Rusia optó por una guerra de desgaste en la que la infraestructura energética de Ucrania se convirtió en un objetivo clave.

Trabajadores inspeccionan una línea eléctrica restaurada tras haber sido destruida en una huelga rusa en Kyiv, Ucrania, 8 de mayo de 2023. Un acuerdo para suspender este tipo de ataques afectaría a una estrategia clave en los esfuerzos de ambos países para debilitar al otro y también sería un paso significativo hacia la desescalada.(Emile Ducke/The New York Times)

A principios de 2024, Ucrania comenzó a atacar repetidamente la infraestructura energética rusa para intentar perjudicar el corazón de la economía rusa —su industria petrolera y gasística— y limitar el suministro de combustible a su ejército.

El objetivo de Ucrania parecía ser doble, según los expertos:

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reducir los ingresos petroleros de Rusia y generar un efecto psicológico provocando incendios a gran escala en instalaciones de infraestructura crítica.

Los ataques rusos a la infraestructura energética de Ucrania han sido clave en los esfuerzos de Moscú por doblegar al país.

El objetivo, según los expertos en energía, ha sido cortar los recursos energéticos que impulsan la economía ucraniana y, en última instancia, su esfuerzo bélico.

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Pero también parece tener como objetivo hacer la vida tan insoportable para la población, sumiéndola en el frío y la oscuridad, que debilite su moral.

Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, ex director de Ukrenergo, el operador eléctrico nacional de Ucrania, afirmó que Rusia cambiaba constantemente sus objetivos y tácticas para socavar la capacidad de Ucrania de defender su sistema energético.

Rusia ha utilizado complejas oleadas de drones de largo alcance y misiles balísticos para saturar las defensas aéreas ucranianas.

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Después de que Ucrania comenzara a reforzar sus principales subestaciones eléctricas con búnkeres de hormigón, Rusia pasó a atacar directamente las centrales térmicas y a las subestaciones menos protegidas conectadas a las centrales nucleares.

El efecto en Rusia

Durante el último año, drones ucranianos se han adentrado en territorio ruso, atacando refinerías de petróleo, depósitos, unidades de almacenamiento, oleoductos y estaciones de bombeo.

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Los ataques han interrumpido los flujos de petróleo que pasan por las terminales petroleras de los puertos marítimos rusos y el oleoducto Druzhba, que transporta crudo a algunos países europeos.

Esto ha amenazado con socavar los ingresos de Rusia por las ventas de energía al exterior.

No ha sido posible determinar de forma independiente qué proporción de los ingresos petroleros de Rusia se han visto afectados por los ataques.

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Los ataques a las refinerías de petróleo redujeron la capacidad de refinación del país en alrededor de un 10% en un momento dado, según Reuters, que ha estado calculando el impacto de los daños.

Sin embargo, las gigantes petroleras rusas también han podido reparar algunos daños rápidamente. Según Mikhail Krutikhin, analista energético ruso independiente que reside en el exilio en Oslo, Noruega, los daños infligidos a las refinerías de petróleo rusas «nunca han sido críticos».

Krutikhin declaró en una entrevista telefónica que Rusia siempre podía redirigir los flujos de crudo lejos de una refinería dañada, dado el gran número de refinerías del país.

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En ocasiones, las refinerías tuvieron que empezar a producir combustible para aviones con mayor contenido de azufre, explicó.

«Esto es perjudicial para el medio ambiente, pero los aviones de combate pueden seguir volando», declaró Krutikhin.

Añadió, sin embargo, que los ataques podrían causar daños a largo plazo, ya que algunas partes de las refinerías de petróleo podrían tardar años en producirse e instalarse.

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Sergey Vakulenko, experto en energía del grupo de investigación Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, afirmó que las compañías petroleras rusas tuvieron que gastar no más de mil millones de dólares para reparar los daños causados ​​por los ataques ucranianos.

El efecto en Ucrania

Desde el otoño de 2022, Rusia ha utilizado repetidamente drones y misiles para atacar subestaciones que distribuyen electricidad, centrales eléctricas que la generan y, más recientemente, instalaciones de gas.

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La Escuela de Economía de Kiev estima que los daños al sector energético de Ucrania han alcanzado al menos los 14.600 millones de dólares.

Varias centrales hidroeléctricas y térmicas han sido destruidas por los ataques.

A finales del año pasado, la capacidad total de generación de electricidad de Ucrania se había reducido a unos 22 gigavatios, menos de la mitad de su nivel anterior a la guerra, según DiXi Group, una organización ucraniana de investigación energética.

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La escasez de electricidad ha obligado a Ucrania a imponer apagones rotativos a nivel nacional para aliviar la presión sobre la red.

Algunos días, algunos barrios de Kiev, la capital, contaban con tan solo cuatro horas de electricidad.

Muchos civiles han recurrido a velas para iluminar sus casas y a las linternas de sus teléfonos móviles para transitar por calles sin iluminación.

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Los sistemas de bombeo de agua han fallado en ocasiones, dificultando la vida de los ciudadanos al cortarse el suministro de agua corriente a sus hogares.

Durante el primer invierno de la guerra, se formaron largas filas en los pozos de Kiev mientras los residentes cargaban garrafas de agua de vuelta a sus apartamentos sin calefacción.

Aun así, Rusia ha fracasado en sus intentos de colapsar por completo el sistema energético ucraniano.

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Ucrania ha resistido los ataques gracias a las defensas aéreas proporcionadas por Occidente, que le permitieron interceptar gradualmente más misiles rusos, al trabajo constante de ingenieros para reparar equipos vitales y al ingenio de los residentes para ahorrar energía.

Ucrania también ha dependido de sus tres centrales nucleares operativas, que Rusia ha evitado atacar para prevenir un desastre nuclear, para cubrir hasta la mitad de las necesidades eléctricas del país durante ciertos períodos.

¿Quién tiene más que ganar?

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Los expertos afirman que es difícil determinar qué país se beneficia más de un alto el fuego en los ataques contra la infraestructura energética.

Kudrytskyi afirmó que una pausa daría a Ucrania un tiempo crucial para reparar subestaciones y centrales eléctricas sin la amenaza de nuevos ataques.

El alto el fuego también daría a Ucrania tiempo para reponer sus reservas de equipos de repuesto críticos, incluyendo transformadores valiosos necesarios para transmitir electricidad desde las centrales eléctricas a los hogares.

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Ucrania ha agotado sus reservas para reemplazar los equipos dañados.

Para el Kremlin, la suspensión de los ataques ucranianos significaría que la guerra y sus efectos parecerían aún más distantes para la opinión pública rusa.

Rusia ya no tendría que preocuparse de que tales ataques pudieran dañar infraestructuras petroleras críticas.

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Military leaders to meet on UK-France ‘coalition of the willing’ plan for Ukraine

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A U.K.-France-led «coalition of the willing» is bringing together senior military officers from across the globe to devise a plan for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. 

France and the U.K. are the only two countries in the coalition that have said they would be willing to send troops, but Canada, Australia, Finland and other European nations are said to be open to being involved, according to the Associated Press (AP). However, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this week that the coalition is entering its «operational phase.»

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As of now, it is not clear exactly how many troops will be on the ground, but according to the AP, officials say it will be between 10,000 and 30,000.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) are pictured. (Reuters/AP)

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President Donald Trump had separate conversations this week with Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. 

«He reiterated that all must work together to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position to secure a just and lasting peace,» a spokesperson for Starmer told Reuters in reference to the call with Trump. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron in London.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and France’s President Emmanuel Macron hold a meeting during a summit at Lancaster House in central London, Britain, on March 2, 2025. (JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS)

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Macron also said he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who the French leader says «demonstrated courage» in his acceptance of the U.S. deal. 

«We must now move forward with all our partners to present a concrete peace plan. A peace plan that provides strong security guarantees for Ukraine. A peace plan that ensures lasting peace in Ukraine and Europe. A peace plan that prevents Russia from attacking again,» Macron wrote in a post on X.

Russia has rejected the idea of troops from NATO nations being based in Ukraine as part of this deal, according to the AP. 

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Throughout the war, the Kremlin has made clear its stance against Ukraine joining NATO. Earlier this week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko reiterated this stance with a Russian paper. Reuters reported that Grushko said the Kremlin demanded an «ironclad» guarantee that Ukraine would not be in NATO. 

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Sputnik/Alexei Danichev/Pool via REUTERS/Leah Millis/Alina Smutko)

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Trump, who has promised to end the three-year war, also spoke with Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said his call with Zelenskyy was «very good,» and added that the two discussed his call with Putin.

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«Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs,» Trump wrote.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt detailed Trump and Putin’s call in a statement. She said that the two agreed the war «needs to end with a lasting peace.» Trump and Putin also apparently discussed the need for improved U.S.-Russian relations.

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Trump vindicated as explosive report confirms Iran supervises Houthi ‘political and military affairs’

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FIRST ON FOX: Following a year of significant setbacks in the Middle East for Iran with its proxy forces flagging in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria, Tehran is leaning on its influence over the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen to carry out its offensive aims. 

According to findings obtained by sources embedded in Tehran who are affiliated with the Iranian resistance group called the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, not only are some of Iran’s most senior military officials in its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) involved in Houthi decision-making, but Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has his thumb on the deadly group. 

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President Donald Trump’s recent threats against Tehran over its sponsorship of the Houthis are supported in the report, which claims well-placed sources have confirmed that one of the most senior commanders in the IRGC’s Quds Force – the elite branch of the Iranian military – is «directly commanding Houthi activities.»

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea attends a rally in Sana’a, Yemen, on Nov. 22, 2024. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

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Khamenei, according to the report compiled by the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and first obtained by Fox News Digital, personally supervises all Houthi «political and military affairs» that are first approved by his regime.

«According to reports received from within the IRGC, Khamenei has personally emphasized the importance of Houthi attacks and the necessity of sending weapons and equipment for the Houthis to IRGC commanders and regime officials,» the report said. 

The weakening of Iran’s «Axis of Resistance» amid the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has increasingly pushed Tehran to lean on its proxies in Iraq and Yemen.

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President Trump is taking action against the Houthis to defend U.S. shipping assets and deter terrorist threats, the White House posted on X on March 15, 2025.

President Trump is taking action against the Houthis to defend U.S. shipping assets and deter terrorist threats. (The White House)

More than 100 attacks on commercial shipping vessels have been committed by Houthi forces since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, which sparked responses from surrounding terrorist networks, including Hezbollah.

The exchange of missile and drone fire by both the Houthis and U.S. forces escalated this week when the terrorist network threatened to renew strikes on Israeli vessels after Jerusalem cut off humanitarian aid headed for the Gaza Strip this month.

President Trump responded by vowing «overwhelming lethal force» until the Houthi attacks ceased and warned Iran that it would be held «fully accountable» for any attacks.

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A missile is launched from a warship during the U.S.-led coalition operation against Yemen’s Houthi rebels in early February. (U.S. Central Command)

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«[IRGC Brig. Gen. Abdolreza] Shahlai is in charge of all military, political, and economic matters related to the regime’s intervention in Yemen, including all Houthi operations and attacks,» the report said, noting his close ties to the former commander of the Quds Force who was killed by then-President Trump’s order in Iraq in 2020, Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani had the blood of hundreds of American soldiers on his hands. 

The report also found that the Iranian Embassy in Yemen is currently under «full control» of the Quds Force.

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While it is not necessarily unheard of for intelligence operatives to work out of embassies abroad, the report said it could find no evidence that any personnel from Iran’s Foreign Ministry were in its embassy in Yemen.

The Iranian Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions. 

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Armed rebels of the Iran-backed Houthi militia take part in a demonstration against the U.S. and Israel. (Osamah Yahya/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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«The mullahs’ regime is the root cause of war and instability in the region, sustained through repression at home and the export of terrorism and conflict abroad,» Ali Safavi, a member of the NCRI’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told Fox News Digital. «The only viable solution to the Iranian crisis is the regime’s overthrow by the Iranian people.»

«A decisive international policy toward Iran must recognize and support the legitimacy of the Iranian resistance, proscribe the IRGC as a terrorist entity, activate the U.N. Security Council snapback mechanism and endorse the Resistance Units’ fight against the regime,» he added. 

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