Hi Global Recap readers,

It sounds like nature’s calling.

As if military conflicts around the world weren’t enough, two countries were rocked by enormous natural disasters, claiming many lives.

🌐 Around the world:

• China devasted by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake.

• India’s democracy on the line?

• Iceland’s volcano finally erupts.

• Israel’s ready for another exchange, but Hamas refuses.

• Gazan hospital director admits Hamas used a hospital for military purposes.

Let’s get into today’s news.

🇨🇳 Quake Devastates China

A deadly pre-midnight earthquake in China’s northwest left at least 127 dead, marking the deadliest quake in nine years.

Homes crumbled, power failed, and over 700 were injured. Amidst the rubble, survivors brace for a sub-zero freezing night.

• Strength: 6.2 magnitude.

• Taiwan: Meanwhile, Taiwan offered a helping hand, despite China’s ongoing military threats.

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🇮🇳 Democracy Under Fire

India’s democracy faces a historic blow as 141 opposition MPs got booted out, accused of creating chaos by protesting against a recent security slip-up at the parliament.

• Context: Ousted MPs were fuming over a break-in at the parliament’s lower house, where six intruders unleashed gas canisters amidst the present lawmakers.

• Mass Suspension: A record-breaking number of lawmakers ousted in a single swoop.

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🌋 Iceland Erupts

Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula witnessed a fiery spectacle as a volcano finally erupted, spewing lava into the night sky. The eruption, anticipated after weeks of tremors, began late Monday, thankfully with no immediate threat to life.

• Intensity: The eruption’s magma flow was massive, hitting over a hundred cubic meters per second.

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🇮🇱 Ceasefire Ready

Israel’s President Herzog announces readiness for another humanitarian pause in Gaza, urging for the release of hostages by Hamas.

• Meanwhile, Hamas vehemently refused another ceasefire for prisoner release but is open to ending the war altogether.

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Israel

Admitted: Hamas Used a Hospital as Military Outpost

🚨 Hijacked by Hamas. The Kamal Adwan hospital director, Ahmed Kahlot, has confessed during an interrogation by Shin Bet (The Israel Security Agency) that the hospital was commandeered by Hamas for military operations, including housing a kidnapped soldier.

💣 Dark Secret. Kahlot, who has been with Hamas since 2010, revealed that the hospital staff, including doctors and nurses, were actually operatives of Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades and Islamic Jihad’s Quds Brigades. But of course, this was already suspected as much.

🔥 Director Flames Hamas. Kahlot didn’t have many nice things to say about Hamas though.

🔍 Why It Matters. This revelation confirms long-standing claims by Israel that Hamas exploits hospitals for military purposes, which is a grave violation of international laws protecting medical facilities during conflict.

💡 Human Shields. The hospital’s transformation into a military hub illustrates the terror group’s strategy of using civilian structures to shield its operations, believing they won’t be targeted due to their humanitarian nature.

🤔 Reflecting. After two and a half months of war, Kahlot’s criticism of Hamas leaders as cowards who abandon their posts while hiding in safe places highlights the internal disillusionment within the ranks of Hamas.