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On today's podcast

Middle East

On day 19 of the conflict in the Middle East, Iran struck several targets in Israel including Tel Aviv, causing fires in buildings and train stations in the city, in response to ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks. 

Israeli media reported the death of two Israelis as a result of the Iranian retaliatory offensive.Likewise, a new Israeli attack was recorded against a suburb in Beirut, leaving at least three dead, while the escalation of clashes on the Lebanon-Israel border continues, having already caused around 1,000 Lebanese deaths and more than one million displaced people. 

Colombia-Ecuador

In Colombia, President Gustavo Petro reiterated his accusation of a bombing by the Ecuadorian army on Colombian territory near the border between the two countries, which left 27 burned bodies, and he called for an investigation to clarify the details of the incident. 

Analysts conclude that the right-wing pro-United States neoliberal Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa could be acting on behalf of the U.S. by continuing through all means to harm Petro's progressive government in an attempt to weaken it ahead of the main presidential elections in which Petro's successor, Iván Zepeda, appears as a clear favorite to win.

Drones for drug-trafficking

And drones are becoming a new toll of drug trafficking worldwide. A report by the International Narcotics Control Board, a United Nations body, warns about the increase in seizures of unmanned aircraft used by criminal groups in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.