The Middle East

Ballistic missiles have been launched into southern Palestine against Israel.

Foreign ministers from the most powerful countries in the West, including the US, have called for "an immediate cessation of attacks on civilian populations and infrastructure."

Tehran demands "conditions of non-repetition" of the attack and that the end of the conflict affect "all fronts" including Lebanon and Iraq.

According to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, he was primarily responsible for the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

EH Bildu registered the petition today in the Basque Parliament and requested that the full case study be held before the summer.

The Iranian authorities have repeatedly said that the United States and Israel must stop the "attack and assassinations" against Iran, as well as develop specific mechanisms to prevent a recurrence of the attack on Tehran, among others.

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According to various media reports, Trump wants to send the 82nd Air Brigade, an elite military unit specializing in air operations, to the Middle East to participate in the military operation against Iran.

The Israeli Defence Minister has stated that the hundreds of thousands of citizens evacuated from southern Lebanon to the north will not return until the security of those living in northern Israel is guaranteed.

The Israeli Defence Minister announced that southern Lebanon would become Gaza, and that is what is happening. Lebanese Christians are trapped, many have fled to shelters in Beirut, but others have no intention of leaving the city.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has turned a deaf ear to Trump's threat. On Saturday, the US president gave him 48 hours to fully open the Strait of Hormuz, and if he didn't, he threatened to destroy Iranian power stations.

The Israeli Defence Minister has ordered the "immediate" destruction of all bridges over the Litani River in Lebanon. Just today the Qasmiyeh Bridge was attacked. The Israeli Army, for its part, has announced a new "wave of attacks" on the "infrastructure" of the Shia Hezbollah group in southern Lebanon.

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has reported from Arad that Iran has committed war crimes there in the last 24 hours by attacking civilian areas without "military involvement."

One has not hit the half-base of the United States and the United Kingdom, as one has failed in full flight and the other has been intercepted by a US Army vessel. However, the attack has caused concern about the large range of Iranian weaponry. 

Israel and Iran have intensified their bombings as uncertainty about global energy transport grows. The US has temporarily opened the market for Iranian crude oil and has not clarified whether it will intervene in Hormuz.

Ten commercial aircraft, mostly from Qatar Airlines, have landed this Friday. Teruel Airport was the scene of 140 aircraft parking during the pandemic.

This mosque is the third most important for Muslims. Israel has restricted access since the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023, but since the beginning of the Iranian war the blockade has become more evident. So many believers have gathered outside the wall of the Old City of Jerusalem to pray together for the end of Ramadan.

Iran's supreme leader has called on Afghanistan and Pakistan to maintain "better relations," which he has described as "brotherly countries," to "prevent the fragmentation of the Muslim community."

Attacks on oil infrastructure and transport have multiplied in recent hours. Israel has launched an attack on the gas plant shared by Iran and Qatar. Iran has responded strongly by launching a missile wave against Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jerusalem.

The Decree-Law will be adopted in Congress next Thursday and a detailed plan will be put on the table, structured in four areas: structural measures, a tax package, specific aid to affected sectors and assistance to vulnerable persons.