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De las 60.000 muertes en Gaza, más de 17.000 son niños, advirtió UNICEF

De las 60.000 muertes que se registraron en la Franja de Gaza desde que Israel comenzó su ofensiva hace casi dos años, más de 17.000 son niños y niñas, alerta Catherine Russell, directora ejecutiva de UNICEF.
Son bombardeados mientras duermen, mientras hacen fila por agua o incluso en quirófanos que ahora operan a oscuras, superando al 100 por ciento su límite de ocupación.
Gaza es el lugar más peligroso del mundo para ser niño, advierte UNICEF.
Un niño muere aproximadamente cada 51 minutos en Gaza. Eso representa un promedio de 28 niños asesinados por día, el equivalente a un aula completa. “Piénselo por un momento: cada día, durante casi dos años, una clase entera de niños fue asesinada”, ruega Russell.
Entre los más de 900 bebés que murieron antes de cumplir dos años, está Muhammad Abu Hilal, quien falleció junto a su madre Afnan, embarazada de siete meses, en un ataque aéreo de Israel sobre el campamento de desplazados al-Mawasi, una zona que las autoridades israelíes habían declarado “segura”.
Su padre, Alaa, los había enviado allí con la esperanza de protegerlos. “Mi querido hijo, sube al cielo. Allí encontrarás todos tus juguetes”, lloró desconsolado mientras sostenía el cuerpo sin vida de su hijo. Otros 935 niños llamados Muhammad también han muerto; cada uno con una historia similar, hoy reducido a una fría estadística.
En Gaza, sobrevivir tampoco es un milagro, sino el comienzo de una vida marcada por la carencia, la desnutrición y el trauma. “Incluso antes de que comenzara la guerra, la mitad de la infancia en Gaza necesitaba apoyo en salud mental. Hoy, todos los niños y niñas de Gaza necesitan estos servicios”, aseguran las alarmantes declaraciones de la ONU.
El hambre y los huérfanos dominan el paisaje. Están en donde mires: en las mujeres que escurren arena para rescatar granos de arroz y harina. En los niños que levantan piedras en busca de un rostro conocido. En los tiroteos que se ejecutan en los centros de distribución de alimentos.
Alrededor de 83 niños ya han muerto por desnutrición, y más de 20.000 sobreviven sin padres y con hambre.
“Es una catástrofe humanitaria provocada por el hombre. Un resultado directo de las políticas impuestas por Israel”, lamenta la ONU. Afirman que el Estado israelí está imponiendo a los palestinos condiciones de vida “cada vez más incompatibles con su supervivencia como grupo”. Países acusan a Israel de librar deliberadamente una “guerra de hambre y genocidio”.
Expertos lo respaldan, asegurando que desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial no ha habido ningún caso de hambruna “tan minuciosamente diseñada y controlada”.
“Lo único que hace falta es que el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, dé la orden y todos los niños de Gaza podrían estar desayunando mañana”, sugirió Alex de Waal, quien lleva más de cuatro décadas estudiando hambrunas. “Quienes infligen una hambruna son conscientes de ello; saben lo que hacen”.

Israel asegura estar comprometido con la ayuda humanitaria, minimizar muertes civiles, y la liberación de los rehenes. Pero los palestinos están obligados a cruzar, durante horas, zonas militarizadas para acceder a los centros de distribución de alimentos, los conocidos “escenarios de masacres” donde se les disparan para advertir a Hamas. Según informes, las fuerzas israelíes han hasta impedido que las ambulancias lleguen a los lugares de los ataques para evaluar y tratar a los heridos.
El grupo terrorista Hamas ha manifestado su disposición a aceptar un alto el fuego que incluye la liberación de los rehenes restantes y el fin de la guerra. Israel dijo que no aceptará nada hasta que el grupo sea derrotado.
Bajo dicho fundamento, las fuerzas israelíes han abierto fuego contra 1.370 personas que buscaban alimentos, han atacado 36 hospitales y, en sus momentos más críticos, han alcanzado hasta 44 escuelas por mes, casi dos por día.
Los saqueos de alimentos por parte de Hamas fueron desmentidos por agentes de las propias fuerzas israelíes y por un análisis interno del gobierno de Estados Unidos, que concluyó que al menos 44 de los 156 incidentes en los que se reportaron robos o pérdidas de suministros estuvieron “directa o indirectamente” vinculados a acciones del ejército israelí. Israel nunca respondió a las consultas sobre estos hallazgos.

El 7 de octubre de 2023, en un episodio aterrador, Hamas secuestró a 251 personas. Algunas fueron liberadas, otras torturadas y asesinadas, mientras que muchas siguen en cautiverio, sin que se sepa si están vivas o muertas.
Desde entonces, las muertes, junto con las denuncias de organismos internacionales, se han multiplicado a niveles sin precedentes. El número de personas que murió en un solo ataque israelí en marzo equivale a casi el doble del total de rehenes; el de personas abatidas mientras buscaban comida equivale a cinco veces esa cifra, y el de niños muertos tras la ofensiva israelí corresponde a unas 70 veces más.
Israel reiteró este lunes que la lucha sigue siendo contra Hamas, que combate “por los palestinos”, y que todo lo que hace es “por el bien del mundo”. Sin embargo, la comunidad internacional advierte que todo esto trasciende una represalia por los rehenes.
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Trump says he’ll know ‘in the first two minutes’ if Ukraine peace deal is possible with Putin

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Tammy Bruce, the State Department spokeswoman, told me in an interview that the president is strategically positioned to stop the fighting in Ukraine.
«The point is that the killing has to end,» she said on «Media Buzz.» «And if there’s anybody who can confront and deal with and manage Putin, it is Donald Trump.»
ZELENSKYY URGES DIRECT TALKS WITH PUTIN AS TRUMP SETS PEACE DEADLINE
But what if it’s Putin who’s managing Trump? And how can there be any kind of settlement when Volodymyr Zelenskyy is refusing to participate, saying the Kremlin dictator is trying to deceive America?
Trump addressed this yesterday, at his news conference on the feds taking over the D.C. police department–and let’s just say he made a point of lowering expectations.
President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
One thing that’s impossible to ignore is that whenever Trump threatens sanctions against Moscow, he finds a way to avoid following through. Remember the 50-day deadline? And then the 10-day deadline?
Putin has been diplomatically isolated since his illegal invasion of Ukraine, which has featured the deliberate killing of civilians.
By inviting him to Alaska–which America bought from Russia in 1867 and is no longer deemed «Seward’s Folly» – Trump is granting Putin respect as a legitimate world leader, not a pariah.
Putin’s plan all along has been to make gains on the battlefield and then hold onto all or most of that land in any settlement. That’s why he’s continued to intensively bomb Ukraine, killing more civilians, even amid the chatter about peace.
Zelenskyy says he can’t cede any land because that would violate the country’s constitution. It would also create a political firestorm at home. But a recent poll says 38 percent of Ukrainians are willing to give up some territory to end the war.
TRUMP BLASTS ZELENSKYY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL OBJECTION TO ‘LAND SWAPPING’ IN UKRAINE WAR
Trump has talked about «some swapping of territories,» but Ukraine doesn’t have much to swap. The country took over 500 square miles in a surprise attack in the Russian area of Kursk, but that has dwindled to just four square miles and came at the cost of significant casualties.
So this could be a repeat of what happened when Russia seized Crimea in 2014. The world was outraged, and then everything went back to normal.
As for Putin, Trump told reporters yesterday, «I’d have a great call with him and then missiles would be lobbed into Kyiv.»
«I’m going to be telling him to end this war.»
«I get along with Zelenskyy but I disagree with what he’s done.»
The president said he’ll try to get some territory back «for the good of Ukraine.»
«Probably in the first two minutes, I’ll know whether a deal can be made.»
If not, «I may leave and say good luck.»
Now you might question why Trump is granting Putin an audience on U.S. soil without any previous understanding. The president believes in face-to-face negotiating but it doesn’t always work. For all the love letters between him and Kim Jong-un, North Korea never budged on its nuclear program.
Trump said of Putin and Zelenskyy, «Ultimately I’m going to put the two of them in a room.» Well, maybe.
Even if Zelenskyy goes to Alaska, or a later meeting with Putin, he’s not going to agree to rewarding Russia for its military aggressiveness, giving land «to the occupier,» as he put it.. Trump may blame Zelenskyy as the fall guy, but that doesn’t get us any closer to peace.
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Besides, Zelenskyy would understandably want security guarantees. Otherwise, Putin could use a cease-fire to allow his forces to rest and recuperate, then attack again in six months or a year–a replay of the post-Crimea strategy.
So much for settling the war in 24 hours.
It’s a bloody, frustrating, complicated war that has resulted in huge casualties for both sides. But it all stems from an illegal invasion by a dictator who insists that Ukraine has no right to exist.
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Ataque armado en Ecuador: sicarios con indumentaria militar asesinaron a seis personas en plena vía pública

Seis personas fueron asesinadas el domingo en Guayaquil, Ecuador, durante un ataque armado perpetrado por sujetos que vestían prendas similares a las de uso militar, informó este lunes la Policía Nacional. El hecho se registró en el sector de Monte Sinaí, en el distrito Nueva Prosperina, al noroeste de la ciudad, una de las zonas con mayores índices de violencia del país.
Según las autoridades, los atacantes llegaron a bordo de varias camionetas y abrieron fuego contra personas que se encontraban en la vía pública. Otras seis resultaron heridas y fueron trasladadas a centros de salud. Hasta el momento, no se ha reportado la captura de los responsables.
Tras el ataque, la Policía y las Fuerzas Armadas desplegaron operativos en la zona durante la noche. “Las unidades especializadas están levantando todos los indicios que permitan ubicar y capturar a los causantes de este hecho violento”, indicó la institución policial en un comunicado.
El suceso se produce en un contexto de escalada de violencia que ha sacudido a la provincia de Guayas. Horas antes, durante la madrugada del domingo, ocho personas fueron asesinadas y tres resultaron heridas frente a la discoteca Nápoles, en el municipio de Santa Lucía, también perteneciente a Guayas.
En este caso, testigos señalaron que hombres armados que se movilizaban en dos camionetas llegaron al lugar, dispararon contra quienes se encontraban fuera del establecimiento y luego huyeron. Siete personas murieron en el sitio y una más falleció en un centro médico. Las víctimas tenían entre 22 y 40 años.
La Policía confirmó que entre los fallecidos se encuentra Jorge Luis Urquizo, hermano del alcalde de Santa Lucía, Ubaldo Urquizo. Era propietario de la discoteca donde ocurrió el ataque. Sin embargo, las autoridades aclararon que aún no pueden determinar si el hecho estuvo dirigido contra él o si fue parte de un enfrentamiento entre bandas criminales que operan en la zona.
La ola de violencia no se limitó a Guayas. El viernes, en la provincia de El Oro, se registró otro ataque armado contra varias embarcaciones pesqueras en altamar. El hecho dejó cuatro muertos y seis heridos.
Guayas y El Oro son dos de las cuatro provincias bajo estado de excepción desde el miércoles pasado, medida decretada por el presidente Daniel Noboa ante el incremento de la criminalidad.

Noboa también declaró en 2024 un “conflicto armado interno” para enfrentar a las bandas del crimen organizado, principalmente dedicadas al narcotráfico, pero que han expandido sus operaciones hacia la extorsión, los secuestros y la minería ilegal.
Pese a estas medidas, la violencia no ha cedido. Datos oficiales señalan que Ecuador cerró el primer semestre de 2025 con 4.619 homicidios, la cifra más alta de su historia para ese periodo y un 47 % más que en el mismo lapso de 2024, cuando se registraron 3.143 asesinatos.
La provincia de Guayas, cuya capital es Guayaquil, ha sido uno de los epicentros de esta crisis. Su ubicación estratégica para el comercio marítimo ha sido aprovechada por grupos criminales para el tráfico de drogas hacia mercados internacionales. Estas organizaciones han protagonizado una serie de ataques armados, masacres carcelarias y atentados contra autoridades y ciudadanos, generando un clima de inseguridad sin precedentes.
La Policía ha señalado que mantiene investigaciones abiertas para identificar a los responsables de la masacre de Monte Sinaí y de los hechos en Santa Lucía, así como para determinar si existe conexión entre estos ataques. Mientras tanto, en ambas localidades continúa la presencia militar y policial como parte de las acciones para contener la violencia.
(Con información de EFE)
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Gov. Abbot still beat Newsom in disaster relief despite Texas Democrats stalling, hiding out

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Despite Democratic lawmakers fleeing and holding up vital relief efforts, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s flood relief was faster than California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s response to the L.A. wildfires.
This weekend, Abbott helped to present more than 60 of the families most impacted by the catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country with $25,000 relief checks, which the governor called an initial «down payment» on the relief still incoming.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Abbott explained the funds were a result of Texas partnering with country music legend George Strait and other private groups to ensure that funds raised by the star went straight to those who suffered the worst damage.
Abbott said that both he and Strait agreed there is a «need for speed to help these people as quickly as possible.»
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In an interview with Fox News Digital, Abbott explained the funds were a result of Texas partnering with country music legend George Strait and other private groups to ensure that funds raised by the star went straight to those who suffered the worst damages. (Erika Goldring/WireImage and Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«We’ve seen in other states when there’s been travesties that occurred there, like the fires in California, and so much money was raised and never has gotten to the people who needed it, we want to make sure that did not happen in the state of Texas,» Abbott explained.
«There has been an outpouring of support to Texas organizations to help the people of this state,» he added. «Now our job is to make sure it gets into the hands of the people who need it the most.»
This comes just over a month after much of central Texas suffered a devastating flood that killed over 100 and decimated homes and businesses.
In response to the suffering, Strait, a Texas native, held a concert on July 27 to raise funds for those most impacted. Just two weeks later, victims are already receiving relief checks from the concert.
Abbott said that Strait was insistent that «he was doing this for one reason, because he was sick and tired of the people who’ve been damaged and harmed the most by the storm are not getting the money they need.»
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HUNT, TEXAS – JULY 6: Search and rescue workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
«So, what we did we set up an operation to make sure we were able to identify who sustained the worst damage, then make sure that they would be on the receiving end of these checks,» he explained.
Strait’s concert closely resembles a similar star-studded benefit concert, titled «FireAid,» in California that raised more than $100 million for victims of the wildfires in Los Angeles.
FireAid billed itself as «a benefit concert for wildfire victims.» Aside from music by the likes of Lady Gaga, Jelly Roll, Katy Perry and Olivia Rodrigo, the five-hour show featured multiple stories from victims of the Altadena and Palisades fire who had lost their homes.
Fox News Digital reported in July that six months later, victims in the city’s most impacted neighborhoods still had not received any direct funds raised by the concert.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for FireAid told Fox News Digital that «to most effectively deliver aid to the community as quickly as possible, we partnered with vetted and trusted local nonprofits who had the capacity and infrastructure to directly reach the individuals in need.»
The spokesperson said «this assistance provided food security, housing, resources for schools and more directly to individuals in the affected communities.»
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Workers replace power line following the Palisades Fire along Pacific coast in Malibu, California, U.S. January 13, 2025. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
They said that to date, FireAid has «distributed two rounds of funding totaling close to $75 million to organizations helping people on the ground and expect to distribute the remaining $25 million by the end of the year.»
«The funds address the urgent needs from individuals in our communities— from immediate financial assistance, to childcare, groceries, mental health and housing and rebuilding public spaces as well as fire prevention. The grants have been distributed to more than 160 frontline nonprofits, schools, and local organizations which were identified and selected by FireAid,» said the spokesperson.
Abbott claimed that several factors have made Texas’ response to the flooding disaster very different from California’s.
«It starts with generosity … but the second thing is we don’t let things slow us down. We are very empathetic with those who have lost their homes, who’ve had their lives turned upside down, who are trying to get back into their homes,» he said. «So, we were able to cut through all the red tape and make sure that the money got into the hands of those who needed it the most.»
He went on to say that «now we’re working with the local governments to make sure these people are going to be able to take these dollars, these resources, and actually begin that construction process to get their homes rebuilt.»
This comes despite the governor’s ongoing showdown with Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives, who fled the state and brought the legislature’s efforts to pass new flood relief measures to a grinding halt. The Democrats fled the state in protest of redistricting plans that would potentially give Republicans five additional seats in Congress.
GOV. GREG ABBOTT THREATENS TO REDISTRICT 8 SEATS FOR GOP IF DEM LAWMAKERS DON’T RETURN TO TEXAS

Texas Democrats stood next to Illinois lawmakers on Aug. 4, 2025, to oppose redistricting measures proposed by Texas Republicans. (Fox News)
The governor and other state leaders, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and House Leader Dustin Burrows, both Republicans, have filed legal action to arrest the rogue lawmakers and have threatened to remove them from their offices. Thus far, however, the Democrats have been able to evade Texas authorities and hold up any progress by denying the state House the necessary quorum to pass legislation.
«We’re able to give that to the victims, even though we have Democrats who’ve fled the state and been dishonorable to our state,» said Abbott, adding, «One thing about Texans is we stand and fight if we have principles we want to fight on. And what these Democrats have done, they fled the state, and that’s very un-Texan on their part.»
He went on to say that «we’ll get the financial resources to those who need it, but also we’re working to provide greater assistance for them in the meantime.»
«That said, there are laws that need to be passed, such as creating early warning systems, such as making sure we change what the rules are in the flood zones, and things like that. That’s going to require these Democrats showing back up and casting a vote,» he explained.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – APRIL 23: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a bill signing in the State Capitol on April 23, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
«Know that the gears of government to improve the response to this disaster are being slowed down and denied because Democrats are not showing up and doing their job,» he went on. «So, despite the fact that we have a bunch of cowardly Democrats who turned tail and ran out of state and right here to do their job, my main focus that I put my time and attention to is helping out the flood victims of this tragedy to make sure they’re getting the resources they need and so we can accelerate the rebuilding process to get their lives back to normal as quickly as possible.»
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A spokesperson for Newsom’s office directed Fox News Digital to a press conference he held with several Texas Democrats, including state Rep. Ann Johnson, who claimed during the event that Democratic lawmakers «waited to address that issue» of flood relief for two weeks but that «they only put one bill up for us to debate in the House and it was redistricting.»
«We have an arrest warrant for us to go back to Texas for one bill only. They don’t want us to come back for flooding,» said Johnson.
She accused Republicans of «using those families as a distraction,» saying, «the governor can write a check right now to try to start the process and so its his decision what’s valuable to him.»
Johnson suggested that Democrats «will gladly show up» to address flooding, school testing, human trafficking or court infrastructure but not for the redistricting vote.
Fox News Digital also reached out to the Texas House Democratic Caucus for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
Fox News Digital’s William La Jeunesse contributed to this report.
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