The escalation of violence in Lebanonthe new revelations in the mask case and the progress in the investigation of the Adamuz accident mark the news. This is how Carlos Alsina summarizes the main issues of the day.
Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon
Israel’s massive bombing of Lebanonwith more than 160 attacks in just ten minuteshas left at least 250 dead, a thousand injured and an unknown number of missing. The Government of Benjamin Netanyahu justifies the offensive in the displacement of members of Hezbollah to other areas of the country.
Netanyahu maintains that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran does not include Lebanon, a thesis supported by donald trumpwhich describes the attack as a “skirmish” outside the main conflict. However, Tehran considers that several points of the agreement have been violated and threatens to abandon it if the attacks continue.
In parallel, Iran has once again announced the blockade of the Strait of Hormuzalthough in practice traffic remains minimal. Trump insists it must remain open and warns of a major climbing if the ceasefire is not respected, while Israel maintains its message that He will attack again if he considers it necessary.
More testimonials about plugs in the case of masks
The trial for the mask case continues to reveal irregular practices. After the testimony of Jésica Rodríguez, he declared Claudia Monteswhich has confirmed that it obtained a contract in the public company Logirail without performing real functions.
Montes explained that he went to his post at the station Oviedobut without assigned tasks or means of work, dedicating his time to read in the library. He acknowledges that he did not initially know who facilitated his hiring, although he now admits that there are indications of the former minister’s intervention. José Luis Ábalos. The businesswoman’s statement is scheduled for today’s session. Carmen Panokey in the Hydrocarbons case, which he claimed to have led cash to Ferraz headquartersin an interrogation that is expected to be decisive.
The Civil Guard report points to previous failures in Adamuz
The investigation of the railway accident Adamuz moves forward with a new report from the Civil Guard which indicates that the loss of tension on the road the day before It is compatible with a possible breakage of the rail before the accident. The researchers highlight that no alerts about the unreliability of the road were activated because ADIF had not configured the automatic detection systemwhich could have prevented the accident.
ADIF points to multiple possible causes for this anomaly, but it has not been clarified whether the affected section was inspected or why the alert mechanisms were not activated. He People’s Party considers that these facts show negligence in supervision and again demands the resignation of the minister Oscar Puente.
