16/07/2025 FTS 20.30 *Hague Group's Ministerial Meeting on Palestine closes in Colombia. *5th Regular Session of the Cuban National Assembly underway. teleSUR
00:00The Israeli army has launched air attacks on the Syrian Defense Ministry and near the presidential palace in the capital of Damascus as it continues strikes in the southern city of Suwaira.
00:21The Hague's Group's emergency ministerial meeting on Palestine closed on Wednesday in Bogota, Colombia with a final declaration focused on the suspension of military trade with Israel.
00:36And Cuban Parliament evaluates and discusses on Wednesday the progress of government programs related to the nation's economic, political and social situation.
00:48Hello and welcome to From the South. My name is Marrero from the Telesur headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela. We'll be with the news. Stay with us.
00:59The Israeli army has launched air attacks on the Syrian Defense Ministry and near the presidential palace in the capital of Damascus as it continues to strike in the southern city of Suwaira.
01:25The strikes come after Israel threatens to increase attacks if Syrian government forces are not withdrawn from the south of the country where there has been fighting between the forces and security forces.
01:39The attacks have reportedly killed three people and injured 34 others. The air strikes target the presidential palace in the Syrian capital and the general staff building.
01:50Meanwhile, after the raid in the Suwaira region, the Syrian de facto government assured that it will hold all those involved in the clashes against the Druze's majority population accountable.
02:12In this context, the regime report that it is closely monitoring the recent violations affecting some areas of the province, describing them as criminal and illegal behavior.
02:27Following the escalation in Saudi Arabia, hundreds of Druzeans in the occupied Syrian homeland stormed the Syrian border.
02:37And on Wednesday, according to the Israeli media, hundreds of Druzeans cut off the Syrian border and calls for Israel to curb violence in southern Syria.
02:47Moving on, the Hague Group's emergency ministerial meeting on Palestine closed on Wednesday in Bogota, Colombia, with a final declaration focused on the suspension of Syria.
03:15The meeting's final declaration of military trade with Israel.
03:18The meeting's final declaration vowed to begin the process of actions to open the door for practical actions to force Israel to comply with international law.
03:34In the statement, the suspension of military trade with Israel in rejection of the actions of that country, armed forces, was announced.
03:45Precisely, the deputy minister of Colombia, Mauricio Jaramillo, read the group's commitment to prevent the supply of armed, military fuel and dual-use equipment to Tel Aviv.
03:55And during his remark, at the closing ceremony, Palestinian state minister Benjamin Mansour highlighted the courage of the participants as they seek practical steps to force Israel to comply with international law.
04:13Today, we had a very intense, serious, and very productive discussion, which was culminated in the adoption of this declaration.
04:26From Bogota declared that we are beginning the process of action-oriented steps by those courageous ones at the beginning who have determined that they will open the door for practical steps
04:48in order to force Israel to comply with international law and with the will of the international community as we see it reflected in many resolutions in the Security Council, in the General Assembly, in the Human Rights Council, and in other components of the United Nations.
05:08In Colombia's Jaramillo, Gustavo Petro affirmed that the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip is an experiment of the global elites.
05:18The world may become very efficient, but there will be slaves again, and the slaves will revolt.
05:30Gaza is simply an experiment of the mega-rich to show all the peoples of the world how to respond to a rebellion of humanity.
05:42They plan to bomb all of us at least in the South, but it will end up like bombing themselves with foreign weapons.
05:55A Venezuelan foreign minister Ivan Hill met with his Colombian counterpart Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio to threaten bilateral cooperation relations.
06:05The head of the Venezuelan foreign ministry said that during the meeting, importance was given to threatening the binational economic zone
06:12with the aim of boosting the economy and cross-border trade between the two countries.
06:16Ivan Hill also highlighted the backing of President NicolĂĄs Maduro at the ministerial meeting held in support of Palestine.
06:23And Cuban Parliament evaluates and discusses on Wednesday the progress of government programs related to the nation's economic, political and social situation.
06:41Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz presented a report on the fulfillment and impact of the implementation of the government's program to create these torsions and boost Cuba's economy.
06:55During today's session, the devotees and experts discussed results in key sectors such as agricultural production, energy and state companies' efficiency.
07:06On the other hand, President Miguel DĂaz-Canel underscored significant advances in the implementation of public policies, but admitted there were still obstacles due to the global crisis and the financial and economic blockade imposed by the United States.
07:24And now we'll take a very short break, but we'll be right back with a special interview with the United States.
07:52We'll be right back with a special interview with the UN Repertoire Francesca Albanese, which was in Colombia.
07:59And she's with us in a special interview from the South and, of course, for Telesword.
08:05We'll be right back and stay with us.
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