FTS 8:30 02-01: Israel kills 12 people in New Gaza shelling

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00:00In Palestine, at least 12 people, including three children, were killed during a shelling

00:14carried out by the Israeli occupation forces in the southern Gaza Strip.

00:21On January 1st, Cuba and Bolivia officially acquired the status of associate countries

00:27to the BRICS group.

00:31And the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil bid farewell on Wednesday to the four minors who were murdered

00:37by the military.

00:39Hello, and welcome to From the South.

00:43My name is Belén de los Santos, I'm from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.

00:47We begin with the news.

01:05We now begin with the news.

01:06In Palestine, at least 12 people, including three children, were killed during a shelling

01:11carried out by the Israeli occupation forces in the southern Gaza Strip.

01:15According to local media, this new attack targeted tens of displaced people located

01:20in the so-called humanitarian zone of Al-Mawassi, leaving also 15 other people injured.

01:27In this sense, the Palestinian authorities sent civil protection teams and medical personnel

01:32to the place to recover the bodies and assist the wounded.

01:35In addition, it was confirmed that the director general of the Palestinian police in the Gaza

01:39Strip, Mahmoud Salah, was killed in the airstrike perpetrated by the Israeli Zionist army.

01:45And the Center for the Protection of Palestinian Journalists once again called on the international

01:59community, especially to the UN, to stop Israeli attacks against journalists in the Gaza Strip.

02:05In a statement, the entity warned that the number of professionals killed in the coastal

02:10enclave since October of 2023 represents three times the number of communicators killed

02:17during the Second World War.

02:19They also warned that the high number of journalists killed in Gaza will have long-term effects

02:24in Palestine.

02:26In this regard, they stress that the world must assume its responsibilities and take

02:30decisive action to stop Israeli violations and ensure respect for human rights in the

02:36occupied territories.

02:48And more on the recent Israeli strike.

02:51At least 11 people, including three children, were killed and 15 were injured in the latest

02:57Israeli strike bombardment in the town of Hamawasi, in the southern Gaza Strip.

03:02As we were saying, civil defense teams and medical personnel were dispatched to the site

03:07of the attack to recover the bodies and treat the wounded.

03:11Palestinian media also denounced that the Director General of the Palestinian Police

03:16in the Strip, Mahmoud Salah, was martyred in this airstrike.

03:21Since October 2023, as we were saying, Israeli has killed over 45,500 Palestinians, most

03:29of them women and children.

03:41And in the midst of the Israeli's judicial actions against the Palestinian people, resistance

03:46is maintained, and not only at a military level, but also through culture.

03:51These are images of local musicians rejecting Talebib's crimes.

04:51And in the United Kingdom, some areas were flooded Wednesday as heavy rains and strong

05:01winds continued to disrupt New Year celebrations.

05:05Several communities in the Manchester area were flooded, with homes evacuated and cars

05:09submerged up to the roofs after nearly a month's worth of rain fell in just two days.

05:16A major incident was declared and mountain rescue teams were called in to help firefighters

05:21deal with flooded homes and stranded vehicles.

05:25In Stockport, rivers were overflowing and local flood chiefs warned that extra measures

05:31may have to be taken.

05:33At one point, more than 150 communities across the United Kingdom were under flood warnings,

05:40most of them in Northern England.

05:42By the end of the day, dozens of those warnings had already been lifted.

05:53We go now to Brazil, as during 2024 there was a 42 percent increase in the number of

05:58forest fires recorded in the Amazon and the highest number since 2007.

06:04According to the National Institute for Space Research, in the last year, 186,463 forest

06:12fires were recorded, while the agency insists that there were indications that the total

06:18area that suffered deforestation could be the lowest in years.

06:23According to reports, deforestation in the region from 2023 to August of 2024 had decreased

06:30by more than 30 percent and was at the lowest in nine years.

06:34At the same time, the director of Amazon Watch, Andrew Miller, pointed out that the fires

06:40and drought experienced in 2024 in the Amazon rainforest could be indicators of an ecological

06:47turning point.

06:57And now we have a short break coming up, but before we invite you to visit our TikTok channel

07:02at Tell Us Your English, there you will be able to re-watch our interviews, top stories

07:06and also news updates.

07:09Stay with us.

07:32Welcome back to From the South.

07:33We continue with the information.

07:35On January 1st, 2025, Cuba and Bolivia officially acquired the status of associate countries

07:41to the BRICS Group.

07:43This expansion was agreed at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, last October, and marks

07:49a significant step towards a multipolar economic and political order.

07:54By 2025, the BRICS will account for more than 35 percent of the world's gross domestic product.

08:01Meanwhile, its influence continues to grow, consolidating itself as an alternative to

08:07the hegemonic system led by Western economies.

08:11The inclusion of new partners in Latin America, such as Cuba and Bolivia, aims to strengthen

08:17the economic and political cooperation of the bloc and promote the integration of the

08:22countries of the Global South in a more equitable international scenario.

08:32We go now to South Korea, as the surge continued early on Thursday for the wreckage of the

08:38Jeju Airplane that crashed and killed 179 people.

08:43All but two of the 181 passengers and crew died when it crashed at the Muan International

08:50Airport in southern South Korea on Sunday.

08:54Reports said that the pilot had been warned by air traffic controllers about possible

08:59bird strikes and the plane had sent a distress signal before the crash.

09:04Families of the victims visited the site for the first time for an emotional memorial service.

09:11The country is observing seven days of national mourning following one of the deadliest disasters

09:16in South Korea aviation history for decades.

09:20We continue in South Korea, as demonstrators gathered in front of the residence of the

09:32ousted President Yun Sung-kyo on Thursday as the former head of state continues to resist

09:38arrest for a third day following his impeachment over a failed martial law declared on December

09:433rd.

09:45This way, Yun's legal team warned that police officers attempting to detain him could be

09:50arrested by his presidential security service or even civilians.

09:54In this context, the ousted president issued a message to his supporters vowing to fight

10:01to the end.

10:02The Seoul's court order of detention issued after he evaded multiple requests to appear

10:08and obstructed an investigation into whether his brief seizure of power on December 3rd

10:15amounted to rebellion.

10:20In China, import tariffs have been lowered to increase domestic demand and stimulate

10:33the economy.

10:34The authorities announced that they will apply provisional import tariffs, which are lower

10:39than most favored nation tariffs on 935 products, as part of an annual tariff adjustment plan.

10:48On the other hand, import tariffs on the same goods will be raised to support the

10:52development of domestic industries.

10:55Economist Tian Yong pointed out that China's large-scale liberalization, as the main ally

11:02of more than 150 countries in the world, opens up new opportunities for developing countries.

11:14We continue with other topics.

11:15Italian authorities continue the search for 20 missing people, including five women and

11:20three children, off the coast of Lampedusa after attempting to cross the Mediterranean

11:25Sea.

11:26The youngest among the survivors is an eight-year-old Syrian boy who lost his mother in the shipwreck

11:32and is now under the temporary custody of the juvenile court of Palermo, while his remaining

11:38relatives are being searched for.

11:41For 2024, UNICEF reported that the number of people killed and missing while attempting

11:47to cross the Mediterranean Sea exceeded the 2,200, with 1,700 lives lost on the Central

11:55Mediterranean route alone.

11:57In this regard, the director of UNICEF's regional office for Europe and Central Asia,

12:01Regina De Dominicis, stressed that hundreds of children were among the victims.

12:16And in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the military court of the Butimbo base sentenced

12:2113 soldiers to death for murder, simple theft and desertion.

12:26During the hearing, another 23 soldiers were convicted of serious crimes.

12:31In addition, four soldiers were sentenced to between one and 10 years, while six others

12:37were acquitted for lack of evidence.

12:39However, according to Captain Miyamungo Munanira, the investigation is still ongoing.

12:45The Democratic Republic of the Congo resumed the death penalty in March of 2024 after a

12:5220-year moratorium where several military personnel were convicted for crimes related

12:57to the confrontation with armed groups affecting the country.

13:08And we now have a second short break coming up, but before we invite you to visit our

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13:22world's most recent events.

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13:46The Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has said goodbye on Wednesday to the four missing minors

13:52whose death were confirmed on Tuesday.

13:55The children were mourned at their homes from Tuesday to Wednesday.

13:59Judge Daniel Orr granted 10 days for the government, through the Ministry of Defense, to make a

14:05public apology to the families.

14:07As stipulated in the sentence, the state must carry out a public act of recognition of the

14:13events that occurred, which will be broadcasted on national television.

14:18On Tuesday, a judge ordered preventive detention against the 16 active duty members of the

14:24Ecuadorian Air Force who are being prosecuted for these events.

14:37Ecuadorians on Wednesday demanded justice as they buried the four minors murdered during

14:42a military operation in Guayaquil, whose remains were found on Christmas Eve.

14:47The children, identified as brothers Jose and Ismael Arroyo, Saul Arboleda and Steven

14:53Medina, were between 11 and 15 years old.

14:58Authorities have said that they will investigate whether the crime was an extrajudicial execution

15:03or linked to organized crime, as Guayaquil is one of the main cities affected by drug

15:09violence.

15:10The bodies were found near an Air Force facility in Taura, about an hour from Guayaquil.

15:30We go now to Honduras, as President Xiomara Castro warned on Wednesday that she will force

15:35out U.S. military bases if President-elect Donald Trump orders massive deportations of

15:40Hondurans when he takes office on January 20th.

15:52To Honduran people, I would like to say that we hope that the new U.S. administration's

16:00President Donald Trump is open to constructive and friendly dialogue, and does not take unnecessary

16:07reprisals against our migrants, who usually make a great contribution to the U.S. economy.

16:15In the face of a hostile attitude of mass deportation of our people, we will have to

16:20consider changing our policy of cooperation with the United States, especially in the

16:25military field, where for decades they have maintained military bases in our territory

16:32without paying a penny, which in this case will lose all reasons to exist in Honduras.

16:39Meanwhile, in the United States, the number of people dead after a mass shooting in New

16:44Orleans rose to 15 during the course of the day.

16:48The authorities have qualified the event as a terrorist attack.

16:53Some 30 people were injured in the attack, which occurred when the driver of a pickup

16:57truck mowed down dozens of people on downtown Bourbon Street, the tourist heart of the city,

17:04and closed to traffic during New Year's celebration.

17:08After charging into the crowd, the attacker got out of the vehicle and began firing a

17:13gun.

17:14The authorities identified the perpetrator as Shamsuddin Bahar Jarbar, a 42-year-old

17:20U.S. citizen who was shot dead by police.

17:32In this context, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, stated that the alleged

17:36perpetrator of the mass shooting had served in the U.S. Army and was inspired by the Islamic

17:42State.

17:44The FBI has reported to me the killer was an American citizen born in Texas.

17:50He served in the United States Army on active duty for many years.

17:53He also served in the Army Reserve until a few years ago.

17:58The FBI also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social

18:04media indicating that he was inspired by ISIS, expressing a desire to kill, a desire to kill.

18:13The ISIS flag was found in his vehicle, which he rented to conduct this attack.

18:18And in Puerto Rico, a second major blackout was reported over the holidays after power

18:23was restored following an earlier outage.

18:26Many of the country's inhabitants had been affected by this second blackout, which has

18:31left several municipalities in the country without electricity.

18:35The blackout came after the electricity supply was restored following a blackout on December

18:4031st.

18:42Previously, more than a million people on the island had been left without electricity

18:47after one of the country's power stations broke down at the height of the tourist season

18:53and just hours before New Year's Eve celebrations.

19:12And on Wednesday, the renowned Argentinean singer Leodan died at the age of 82.

19:20His career began in the early 1960s and he soon became famous for songs such as Celia

19:26and Fanny.

19:27The singer and songwriter who composed more than 1,500 songs was one of the figures of

19:35the Nueva Ola, a Latin American movement that adopted and brought the rock and roll rhythm

19:41to Latin America from the late 1950s to the 1970s.

19:46During his career, Leodan received a large number of awards, including a Grammy in 2012

19:53for musical excellence.

19:55He also won several gold records, selling more than $40 million over the course of his

20:01career.

20:08And like this, we have come to the end of this news break.

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