As the sun rose over Arad on Sunday, it revealed the extent of the damage in the southern Israeli city after it was targeted by Iran late Saturday. According to Associated Press, Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in dual attacks not far from Israel's main nuclear research center. The development signaled the war was moving in a dangerous new direction at the start of its fourth week.
Israel's military said it was not able to intercept missiles that hit the southern cities of Deona and Arad, the largest near the center in Israel's sparsely populated Nef desert. It was the first time Iranian missiles penetrated Israel's air defense systems in the area around the nuclear site. Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arod caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing.
At least 64 people were taken to hospitals. Deona is about 20 km 12 mi west of the nuclear research center and ARD around 35 km 22 mi north. Israel is believed to be the only Middle East nation with nuclear weapons, though its leaders refused to confirm or deny their existence.
The UN nuclear watchdog said on exit had not received reports of damage to the Israeli center or abnormal radiation levels. US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, warned the US will obliterate Iranian power plants if it doesn't fully open the straight of Hormuz within 48 hours. Hello.
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Tens of thousands of people protested in Prague on Saturday against the new Czech government led by populist Prime Minister Andre Babish. According to Associated Press, the protesters from across the Czech Republic attended the peaceful demonstration at Lena Park, the scene of huge gatherings in 1989 that greatly contributed to the fall of communism. They came to express their concerns that Babish, a billionaire, and his coalition cabinet are a threat to democracy, steering the country away from supporting Ukraine and toward an autocratic path.
People in the crowd, who organizers estimated at 200,000, were waving Czech national flags, while one of the banners on display read, "Let's defend democracy. " Babish returned to power in the Czech Republic after his ANO or yes movement, one big in the country's October election and formed a coalition with two small political groups, the Freedom and Direct democracy anti-migrant party and the right-wing motorists for themselves. Babish has opposed some key European Union policies on the environment and migration and rejected any financial aid for Ukraine and guarantees for EU loans to the country fighting the Russian invasion.
Joining the ranks of prime ministers Victor Orban of Hungary and Robert Fiko of Slovakia, the new government is preparing a bill that critics say is inspired by a Russian law on foreign agents and would require non-governmental organizations and individuals involved in vaguely defined political activity and receiving foreign aid to register or face big fines. Another plan on the agenda is to change the funding of public radio and television. A move many say would give the government control of the broadcasters.
Organizers said that they decided to hold the rally after a recent decision by the Lower House of Parliament to reject a motion to lift the immunity from prosecution of Babish in a $2 million fraud case involving EU subsidies. More protests are planned to follow. Who's man?
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