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Israeli strike on Hezbollah more devastating than 2024 pager attack, IDF says
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Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist group, saw its command structure across Lebanon come under what Israeli officials described as one of the most devastating blows of the war April 8.
Nearly simultaneously, explosions tore through Beirut, Lebanon, the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon as roughly 50 Israeli aircraft struck more than 100 Hezbollah targets.
The targets were not rocket launchers or weapons depots, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but the nerve centers of the organization — command rooms, intelligence headquarters and offices where Hezbollah commanders planned the next stage of the fight.
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The strike marked a new phase in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, which erupted March 2 after Hezbollah entered the conflict in support of Iran, one day after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Since then, Hezbollah has fired rockets, drones and anti-tank missiles into northern Israel, while Israel has responded with widening airstrikes and a ground offensive inside southern Lebanon.
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Lebanon after an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel during the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon, March 5, 2026. (Karamallah Daher/Reuters)
«Within only a minute, the IDF eliminated 250 Hezbollah terrorists in three areas simultaneously,» the Israeli military said in a statement, adding the assessment is still ongoing.
Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, an IDF spokesman, told Fox News Digital the strike was the result of weeks of intelligence work.
Israeli intelligence agencies tracked Hezbollah operatives as they moved between apartments, offices and safe houses across Lebanon.
«The timing had to do with the preparations,» Shoshani said. «There was weeks of amazing intelligence.»
Asked whether the operation showed Israel still has deep penetration inside Hezbollah despite months of war, Shoshani pointed to the scale of the attack.
«The fact that we were able to find 250 terrorists hiding in different locations in Lebanon, many of them in locations for recent weeks, eliminating them in real time, I think the capabilities speak for themselves,» he said.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned Wednesday’s strikes.
«The scale of the killing and destruction in Lebanon today is nothing short of horrific,» said United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk. «Such carnage, within hours of agreeing to a ceasefire with Iran, defies belief.»
«This response will continue until the Israeli-American aggression against our country and our people ceases,» Hezbollah said in a statement.
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An explosion erupts from a building after an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, March 18, 2026. (Hussein Malla/AP)
The strike drew a comparison to the «beeper» operation in September 2024, when thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah operatives exploded almost simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria in an operation widely attributed to Israel.
The blasts killed more than 40 people and wounded roughly 4,000, according to Lebanese authorities, while Hezbollah later acknowledged that about 1,500 fighters were taken out of action. The operation shattered Hezbollah’s communications network and became the benchmark in Israel for a strike that fundamentally changed the battlefield.
«The beeper had more … effective injuries. That was the purpose of it,» Shoshani said. «But both targeted hundreds of terrorists and within 60 seconds.»
Like the beeper operation, he said, the April 8 strike was intended not just to kill operatives but to throw Hezbollah into disarray.
«It was important to the aspect of creating disarray, of breaking their chain of command, breaking their command and patrol capabilities and kind of tilting the organization out of balance,» he said.
A former Israeli intelligence official, speaking on background, said the strike may not have reached the level of the beeper operation, but it appeared to hit an unusually broad layer of Hezbollah’s middle ranks.
Hezbollah remains in shock from the blow, according to the former official, even if that has not yet been reflected in a drop in its rocket fire.
But he cautioned against judging the operation only by the number of people killed.
The real measure, he said, is whether the strike changes the course of the war and leaves Hezbollah less able to operate.
The IDF said many of those killed belonged to Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, Hezbollah’s most capable and best-trained combat unit, intelligence apparatus, missile units and aerial Unit 127.
The Israeli military said most of the targets were embedded inside civilian areas.
«Most of the infrastructure that was struck was located within the heart of the civilian population,» the IDF said.
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The Israeli military said most of the targets were embedded inside civilian areas. (Fadel Itani/AFP)
Shoshani said Israel warned civilians to evacuate before the strikes, but Hezbollah moved its operatives into new civilian locations.
«When we gave the warnings for areas, civilians moved out, then Hezbollah saw that they moved out and started hiding behind civilians in new locations,» he said.
Despite the blow, Israeli officials say Hezbollah remains a major threat. Shoshani said the group, which before the war possessed between 150,000 and 200,000 rockets and missiles, still has the ability to fire into Israel.
«They still are a real threat for our civilians,» he said.
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Smoke billows after strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel during the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, March 5, 2026. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)
The strike comes as Israel and Lebanon opened their first direct talks in more than three decades at the U.S. State Department in Washington.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has signaled willingness to discuss normalization and the eventual disarmament of Hezbollah, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no ceasefire until Hezbollah is dismantled and pushed back from the border.
Within hours of the diplomatic opening, Israeli warplanes again struck Lebanon and Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Newsom’s ‘Golden State Start’ promises 400 free diapers per baby as California grapples with budget woes
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is rolling out a taxpayer-backed freebie for new parents, promising hundreds of diapers for every baby born in California under a new statewide program.
The Democrat announced Friday that the state will partner with nonprofit Baby2Baby to hand out 400 free diapers to families leaving participating hospitals, starting this summer. The initiative, dubbed «Golden State Start,» is being billed as a first-in-the-nation effort to ease the high cost of raising a child.
«Every baby born in California deserves a healthy start in life,» Newsom said in a statement, touting the plan as part of his broader push to tackle affordability.
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Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom announced on May 8 that the state is partnering with Baby2Baby, a leading national nonprofit organization headquartered in California, to launch a first-in-the-nation program to provide free diapers to all new babies born in California. (Governor Gavin Newsom)
Under the program, hospitals will distribute the diapers directly to parents upon discharge. Officials said early rollout will prioritize facilities serving low-income patients on Medi-Cal, with plans to expand statewide.
During the program’s first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom’s office said, according to the Associated Press.
The move is the latest in a string of family-focused spending initiatives from the Newsom administration, which already includes free school meals and universal preschool for 4-year-olds.
Critics are likely to challenge the program’s price tag, particularly as California navigates a tightening fiscal environment. Fox News Digital has reached out to the governor’s office regarding the costs of the program.
According to the Associated Press, the state has allocated $7.4 million in last year’s budget to launch the free diaper initiative, and Governor Newsom’s latest proposal seeks an additional $12.5 million for implementation through the fiscal year ending in June 2027.
However, these spending goals collide with a sobering economic reality.
In its January budget overview, the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) noted that while the administration officially projected a $2.9 billion deficit for 2026-27, the long-term outlook is far more dire. The LAO warned that the state faces structural deficits ranging from $20 billion to $35 billion annually over the coming years
The state has partnered with nonprofit Baby2Baby to manufacture the diapers under the label «Golden State Start.» (Governor Gavin Newsom)
State officials said that they are also looking at ways to take on major diaper brands and drive down prices.
Baby2Baby, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that distributes supplies to children in need, will handle manufacturing and logistics for the program. The group says diaper need is widespread, with as many as one in two families struggling to afford them.
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Co-CEOs Norah Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof praised the partnership as «historic,» saying it will help families during one of their most financially vulnerable moments.
«We are incredibly grateful to Governor Newsom for his ongoing commitment to combating diaper needs in California and could not be prouder to partner on this historic initiative that will support moms and babies at their most vulnerable time,» Weinstein and Patricof said in a joint statement.
During the program’s first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom’s office said. (Governor Gavin Newsom)
The announcement comes two years after Tennessee and Delaware became the first U.S. states to offer free diapers to families enrolled in their Medicaid programs, which provide healthcare to low-income families.
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Tennessee families can go to pharmacies to pick up 100 diapers per month for children under two. The Delaware program, which began as a pilot before the state extended it in 2024, provides individuals with up to 80 diapers and up to one pack of baby wipes per week in the first 12 weeks.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
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Nahuel Gallo contó por primera vez detalles sobre los 448 días de cautiverio: “Pensé en quitarme la vida”
El 8 de diciembre de 2024, Nahuel Gallo tenía previsto cruzar la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela. Todo parecía en orden, hasta que un agente de la Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM) descubrió que era gendarme. “Ahí ya me trataban diferente. Me esposaron los pies, me esposaron las manos», contó en una entrevista exclusiva de TN Internacional que será transmitida este sábado a las 14:00.
Cuatro días después, su nombre empezó a circular en los medios argentinos con la noticia de que había sido detenido por el chavismo. Lo que ocurrió en ese cruce fronterizo, en sus propias palabras, fue una trampa que arrancó con una búsqueda en su celular.
Después de ese tenso intercambio con los agentes de la DGCIM, el gendarme argentino permaneció 448 días en cautiverio en Venezuela, sin la posibilidad de comunicarse con su familia. Ahora, Gallo cuenta su historia por primera vez.
El viaje y la frontera
Según contó en diálogo con la periodista Carolina Amoroso, Gallo salió de la Argentina el 6 de diciembre. Voló de Chile a Bogotá, luego a Cúcuta y desde allí cruzó, vía terrestre, hacia Venezuela. Cuando llegó a Migraciones, alrededor de las 8 de la mañana del 8 de diciembre, le dijeron que antes de sellarle el pasaporte debía pasar por una entrevista.
“Cuando vino el agente a entrevistarme, yo no sabía quién era. No sabía si era el SEBIN (Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia), la Policía, no entendía la diferencia entre una fuerza y la otra. Estaban de civil. Tenían arma, pero no tenían placa identificatoria”, relató.
El gendarme argentino habló en exclusiva con TN Internacional. (Foto: captura de TN.)
Él mostró toda la documentación reglamentaria para ingresar. “Tenía dólares en efectivo, pero no le dio mucha importancia. Lo que le importaba era ver mi celular”, agregó.
Gallo no tenía fotos uniformado. “No soy de sacar muchas fotos, ni posando con las armas, nada. Tenía fotos del bebé, de las carreras, paisajes”, aseguró.
Pero el agente no se detuvo en las fotos. “Entró a WhatsApp. Le pregunté qué hacía y me dijo que quería ver si hablaba mal de su presidente. Puso ‘Chávez’, no salió nada. Puso ‘Maduro’ y ese fue el detonante”.
En ese chat con su esposa, María Alexandra Gómez, había una conversación donde hablaban de la realidad del país. En ese momento, el intercambio con el agente se tensó aun más. “Me dijo que yo hablaba mal de su presidente, que quién era yo para decir eso. Le dije que era una conversación vieja, que no tenía nada que ver, que era una conversación privada con mi mujer”. Cuando Gallo salió un momento, los policías que estaban afuera también lo minimizaron: “Me dijeron ‘todo el mundo habla mal de Maduro’. Pero el agente no lo tomó igual”.
En esa primera instancia, Gallo no reveló que era integrante de la Gendarmería Nacional. “Dije que era aduanero, que trabajaba en la Aduana en el área de Seguridad. Nunca dije que era gendarme”.
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El integrante de las fuerzas venezolanas revisó con más profundidad el celular y encontraron una foto que lo delataba. “Ahí ya me trataban diferente. Me esposaron los pies, me esposaron las manos. Y también se enojaron porque les había mentido, porque no era aduanero sino personal de una fuerza”. Su delito, aparentemente, fue enviar un mensaje en el que mencionó a Maduro. “Acá en Venezuela nadie habla mal del presidente porque si no la pasa mal”, le dijeron.
Antes de ese momento, ya lo habían golpeado. “Estaban enojados por lo de Maduro. Entonces me taparon la cabeza por primera vez. Yo decía, ¿por qué me tapan la cabeza?”.
“Lo había pensado”
Los 448 días de cautiverio tuvieron momentos oscuros, pero el más terrible fue el instante en el que lo detuvieron. “Para mí lo peor es diciembre. No saber qué iba a pasar conmigo, no saber de María, de mi bebé. Los golpes que te pegan por ser gendarme o por ser argentino. Estar 24 horas los siete días en la celda… uno piensa muchas cosas”, aseguró.
Y luego, confesó: “Siempre me preguntan si quise quitarme la vida. Y la respuesta es que lo había pensado”.
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Trump admin releases files on UFOs, alien life in ‘world exclusive’
White House correspondent Peter Doocy reports on the Trump administration’s release of the first batch of UFO and «alien life» files. He details videos from the Department of War and historical Apollo 17 transcripts, noting the administration’s push for transparency. Doocy also recalls President Trump’s previous remarks on the existence of aliens, triggering further discussion among the hosts.
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The Trump administration’s decision to declassify a batch of UFO and UAP files Friday drew unexpected praise from a prominent Democratic lawmaker.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., the leader of Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, cheered the release of dozens of never-before-seen images and videos, stating, «Transparency is the only path to truth.»
«I am encouraged that the administration has finally heard my call and the call of millions of Americans to begin unsealing these files,» Gillibrand wrote on social media, adding that she has long advocated for the declassification and release of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) files.
«This is another important step, but there is much more work to do,» the New York Democrat went on. «I will continue to fight to ensure the administration finally meets its legal obligation to the American people.»
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., was among a handful of Democratic lawmakers to praise President Donald Trump’s release of UFO-related material on Friday. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images)
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The Trump administration’s file dump, available on the newly created website war.gov/UFO, contains records related to UAP, including inexplicable lights and phenomena captured during the Apollo 12 mission in 1969 and Apollo 17 in 1972.
President Donald Trump in February directed the Department of War and other agencies to declassify and publish files related to alien and extraterrestrial life. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Friday that the administration would continue its declassification work.
GOP lawmakers widely praised the administration’s effort to bring more transparency to UAP-related material.
«This is a massive first step in the right direction,» Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., who has long pushed for the file release, said Friday.
Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., also called the move «historic» and said he hoped the file release would be the first of many.
The Pentagon’s disclosure also prompted tepid enthusiasm from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who omitted the Trump administration in his statement.
«For decades, UFO disclosure has been a distant object — unidentified and unexplained,» he said. «That’s starting to change. I’ll keep pushing until we land on the truth.»
The Apollo 11 spacecraft orbits the moon during NASA’s 1969 mission, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. (The Pentagon)
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Trump argued Friday that his administration’s transparency efforts related to government secrets far surpassed those of his predecessors.
«Whereas previous Administrations have failed to be transparent on this subject, with these new Documents and Videos, the people can decide for themselves, «WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?» Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social announcing the release of the files. «Have Fun and Enjoy!»
President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on the declassification and release of records related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP)
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The Trump administration also declassified records last year related to former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the 1937 disappearance of Amelia Earhart.
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