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Zena Tahhan
Feb 07, 2026

Since the onset of the Gaza genocide, a staggering 10,000 Palestinians have been internally displaced across the West Bank, with entire villages emptied, dismantled, and erased. This is in addition to the more than 30,000 Palestinians displaced from the Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams refugee camps in a large-scale Israeli military operation launched in January 2025, which marked the largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank in one operation since the 1967 war. Over that same period, more than 1,000 Palestinians—nearly a quarter of them children—have been killed.

The scale and speed of displacement as a result of Israeli settler and military violence, home demolitions and access restrictions are only accelerating. Since the beginning of 2026, nearly 700 Palestinians have been displaced, affecting nine villages and herding communities, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).

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6 February 2026 09:00 GMT

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In the old city, or Casco Viejo, bills addressing the genocide are pasted on the facades between shop windows; "Boikota Israel" (Boycott Israel) are widely sprayed on the walls of apartment blocks.

On the balconies of the colourful apartments overlooking the Nervion River, Palestinian flags are draped from every second or third apartment.

Every flag that flutters in the wet breeze announces itself as proof of life.

The level of pro-Palestine solidarity is unlike any other city I have visited in the western world over the course of the genocide.

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Newborn among women, children, and doctors killed in surge of Israeli attacks. Limited numbers of Palestinians cross Rafah in and out of Gaza as Israel throttles passage. Al-Shifa receives dozens of bodies and remains released by Israeli authorities. Israeli forces bulldoze historic war cemetery in eastern Gaza City. Donors hesitate to fund U.S.-backed reconstruction plan. Dozens of organizations urge DOJ to probe Canary Mission under foreign agent law. U.S. returns full $500 million from Venezuelan oil sale to Caracas after holding $200 million in Qatar. Senate talks on extending ACA subsidies collapse as abortion dispute stalls deal. Federal judge blocks warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon enforcement sweeps. Iran talks confirmed for Friday. RSF bombing of Al-Kuweik Hospital kills senior doctor and medical staff in South Kordofan. Emails show Epstein pitching himself as financial power broker to Saudi leadership ahead of Vision 2030. U.S. launched wave of airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria. Israel sprays chemicals in southern Lebanon. Pakistan claims over 200 fighters killed in weeklong counterinsurgency operation in Balochistan. Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue in Abu Dhabi as fighting intensifies. WFP suspends operations in South Sudan after armed attacks and looting of major river aid convoy.

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Israeli forces kill at least three Palestinians in Gaza. U.S. uses chartered private jets to deport Palestinian men to the occupied West Bank. Palestinian journalist arrested in the West Bank. Another U.S. boat strike in the Pacific. Progressive challenger narrowly leads in the primary election for Mikie Sherrill’s New Jersey congressional seat. DOJ files reveal years of contact between Apollo chief Marc Rowan and Jeffrey Epstein. Local police often decline to probe shootings by federal immigration, ProPublica investigation says. Justice Department moves to gut immigration appeals process. Trump administration unveils Sudan peace plan. RSF drone strikes hit South Kordofan hospital for second consecutive day, killing at least 22. Polio cases in Malawi. Cuba prepares national defense plan and UN chief warns of humanitarian collapse as the U.S. moves to block any oil supplies from reaching the country. U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations begin in Oman. Israeli fire strikes multiple areas across southern and eastern Lebanon. Senior Russian intelligence general shot in Moscow. Saudi Arabia plans to pour billions into southern Yemen to maintain control. At least 31 killed in Islamabad mosque bombing.

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This article by Obed Rosas originally appeared in the February 5, 2026 edition of Sin Embargo.

Mexico City, On February 20, 2025, the Chihuahua Health Department reported a case of measles in a 9-year-old boy from a Mennonite community in the municipality of Cuauhtémoc who had traveled to Seminole, Texas, a settlement where measles cases had already occurred with one known death at the time of the visit.

The boy’s school in Chihuahua was closed after more cases were detected. A month later, on March 20, the National Institute of Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE) confirmed that the virus isolated in the first patients belonged to the same lineage of measles previously identified in Seminole, Texas.

This is how Irma Leticia de Jesús Ruiz González, from the Chihuahua State Health Department, and Rubén Morales Marín, from the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, describe the reintroduction of measles in the state, in an article published last November in the American Journal of Field Epidemiology. The text warns that the outbreak occurred in “a highly susceptible population, such as the Mennonite community in Chihuahua, where there is low adherence to vaccination for religious or cultural reasons, in addition to close interconnection with other unvaccinated populations.”

Mennonites in Mexico

The outbreak occurred within an adverse regional context. In November 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) declared that the Americas had once again lost their measles elimination status. The reintroduction of the virus led Mexico to face its largest outbreak since it interrupted endemic transmission in 1997. Chihuahua became the main epicenter of infections and deaths on the continent, with figures that even surpassed those of the entire United States.

This week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) confirmed that Mexico leads the Americas in COVID-19 infections, with 6,428 cases and 24 deaths. Of that total, Chihuahua accounts for 4,495 cases and 21 deaths; followed by Jalisco, with 1,034 cases and one death; Chiapas, with 432 cases; Michoacán, with 261; and Guerrero, with 257.

Of the total infections, 275 were imported, 4,054 were related to importation, and 2,839 remain with the source of infection under study.

The report in the American Journal of Epidemiology highlights that 10 of the deaths occurred among Indigenous communities in Chihuahua, where 569 cases were recorded. Three deaths were recorded in the rest of the population, in addition to the death of a Wixárika child from Nayarit.

“The Rarámuri indigenous population of Chihuahua had a mortality rate 18 times higher than the rest of the population, and this excess was statistically significant,” the study notes. The age distribution shows especially high rates in children under six months and in infants aged six to 11 months, with levels 41.4 and 82.5 times higher, respectively, than those observed in people aged 50 and over. The second most affected group was the 20-39 age group.

In mid-January, another study conducted by researchers from the University of Guadalajara, with participation from the Tlajomulco de Zúñiga campus and the University Center of Los Altos, identified five key findings. The first: the outbreak was highly concentrated, with 73 percent of the cases in Chihuahua and 76.8 percent in just 45 municipalities.

The second finding was the existence of two independent introductions of the virus: one across the northern border and a separate importation into Oaxaca. Third, the analysis describes a three-stage transmission pattern: introduction through networks of temporary agricultural workers, amplification in under-vaccinated communities, and subsequent spread to marginalized Indigenous populations.

The fourth point highlights that vaccine effectiveness remained high, supporting the theory that the outbreak was due to an accumulation of susceptible individuals rather than vaccination failures. The fifth point identifies age, living conditions in indigenous communities, lack of vaccination, and residence in rural areas as independent risk factors.

The report also documents the concentration of the outbreak in closed communities with persistent immunity gaps, such as the Mennonites of Chihuahua, a pattern similar to that observed in the 2015 outbreak in Texas, which resulted in 762 cases and two deaths. Comparable episodes have been recorded in recent years in Orthodox Jewish communities in New York and Amish communities in Ohio, reinforcing the existence of “hotspots of susceptible individuals” capable of triggering large epidemics even in countries with seemingly high national coverage.

This resurgence is occurring within a complex regional context. In November 2025, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned that the Americas had once again lost their measles elimination status, just one year after regaining it. The combination of ongoing imports and inequalities in access to vaccination threatens to reestablish endemic transmission.

Although the study acknowledges limitations—such as self-reporting of vaccination status and the partial availability of genomic data—it is the most comprehensive epidemiological analysis conducted to date on a measles outbreak in Latin America. It integrates individual surveillance data, genetic information, and social determinants at the municipal level in all 32 states of the country.

The conclusion is stark: measles did not return due to vaccine ineffectiveness, but rather due to the accumulated neglect of entire communities. Without targeted campaigns, strengthened molecular surveillance, and specific strategies for mobile, Indigenous, and rural populations, Mexico will remain vulnerable to new outbreaks. This major setback in nearly three decades offers an uncomfortable lesson: measles elimination is not lost overnight; it erodes slowly.

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In a joint operation last month, Istanbul police and Turkish intelligence arrested two individuals who had been reported missing for the past three weeks. Security sources said the cell had been working for Israeli intelligence since 2012, running several shell companies to collect intelligence on Palestinian citizens and targets, attempting to export drone parts, and planning to establish front companies to infiltrate supply chains. During a meeting with Israeli handlers abroad in January 2026, a Turkish citizen identified as MBD, who has since been apprehended, discussed plans to establish a series of shell companies outside Turkey. According to the plan, unnamed products sourced from countries designated by Israeli intelligence would be shipped to final destinations also determined by Israeli handlers...

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Last Updated on February 6, 2026 Anti-Indigenous rhetoric and policy actions have started trending in Canada, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, reflecting what can only be described as a coordinated rollback of hard-won gains and an emboldened backlash against Indigenous self-determination. What was once debated at the margins has moved into mainstream politics. Governments and opposition movements alike are questioning the legitimacy of Indigenous governance, narrowing interpretations of historic agreements, and rolling back institutions designed to address long-documented inequalities.

At the same time, online harassment, public hostility and, in some cases, violence directed at Indigenous peoples have intensified, creating a climate of normalization around racism that had previously been more openly condemned.

From challenges to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in New Zealand to efforts to dismantle tribal sovereignty protections in the United States, these developments are not isolated. Instead, they reflect a shared political playbook that minimizes colonial history and treats Indigenous rights as an obstacle to national unity rather than a foundation of justice.

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Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement, has called on Yemenis to take part in large public marches on Friday in support of the Palestinian people and in solidarity with what he described as their suffering caused by ongoing Israeli attacks.

According to Yemen’s Saba news agency, al-Houthi said in a statement issued on Thursday that the call came in response to a request from Palestinians. He said Palestinians are facing killing, siege, abduction, forced displacement, destruction of homes and the abuse of detainees, which he described as ongoing violations of international agreements and guarantees.

Hadeel has been struggling with abdominal pain for one year. Her stomach is sensitive to many types of food and beverages, including chicken, meat, and milk.

She has visited multiple doctors in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and had many medical tests in search of the right diagnosis and the perfect prescription. All her efforts, along with the expenses she endured, have been to no avail.

Hadeel’s circumstances are not rare. In northern Yemen, thousands of patients endure prolonged agony or die prematurely amid a crippled health sector and the absence of commercial flights.

With this new year, United Nations officials say the health crisis in the country is getting worse amid renewed political and security tensions.

“We’re going to see a major change where the health system is not going to be supported in the way it has been in the past,” Julien Harneis, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, said on January 19.

Dr Hanan Balkhy, the World Health Organization regional director, indicated last month that the emergency in Yemen receives far less attention but remains just as urgent.

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For the first time ever in the history of Indian Aeronautics, HAL, the primary goverenment aeronautics company is out of a significant project like Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

The HAL has been removed due to the current large orders it is yet to deliever of 180 Tejas and 150 LCH Prachand. After some significant delays in both delievery of existing platforms and in development of prototype of AMCA, such a move has been made.

The three short listed companies out of 7 for this project are Tata, L&T (with BEL & Dynamatic Technologies) and Bharat Forge of Kalyani Group (with BEML & Data Patterns.

The final company yet to be chosen within 3 months will make 5 prototypes of AMCA with Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).

I think this is a positive approach as by doing so we make sure we don't get over dependent on HAL and also by doing so we will have one more Company capable of making such advanced fighter jets, giving India more than one option in future.

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Responding to Washington’s intensified blockade on Cuba, President Díaz-Canel says the island remains open to dialogue with the U.S. - but not under coercion. His statement comes amid escalating hostile rhetoric from the Trump administration and a new wave of economic pressure.

The U.S. has used decades-long sanctions, financial strangulation, diplomatic isolation, and now the targeting of fuel shipments, to pressure Cuba, deepening the economic crisis, affecting electricity, transportation and the daily lives of millions of Cubans. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently admitted the strategy is aimed at forcing regime-change on the island.

In this context, a key question emerges: how can U.S. policymakers claim to act in a country’s interest while also suffocating it?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has provided a rare assessment of battlefield losses during an interview with a French television network.

Zelenskyy said an estimated 55,000 of his country’s soldiers have been killed since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.

“And there are a great number Ukraine lists as missing,” he told France 2, which translated his comments.