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tice in a U.S. bid to extradite him.

Special forces agents encircled Hernandez’s home in the capital Tegucigalpa on Monday after an official confirmed that Washington had asked for him to be extradited.

Hermes Ramirez, Hernandez’s lawyer, said the police deployment constituted an “attack” on the ex-president’s rights as it had prevented advisers from coming to the residence.

Dozens of people with banners celebrated outside Hernandez’s home, while in other cities people took to the streets with loudspeakers singing, “Juancho goes to New York,” using a nickname for the ex-president.

Hernandez, a former U.S. ally who left office last month, officially supported U.S. anti-drug campaigns during his two terms in office. But traffickers caught in the United States claimed to have paid bribes to the president’s inner circle.

Alleged associate Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez was sentenced in the United States last week to life in prison and a fine of $151.7 million for smuggling tons of cocaine into the United States – with Hernandez’s aid, according to prosecutors.

And in March 2021, Hernandez’s brother, former Honduran congressman Tony Hernandez, was given life in prison in the United States for drug trafficking.

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “according to multiple, credible media reports,” Hernandez “has engaged in significant corruption by committing or facilitating acts of corruption and narco-trafficking and using the proceeds of illicit activity to facilitate political campaigns.”

Hernandez denies the claims, which he said were part of a revenge plot by drug lords that his government had captured or extradited to the United States.

Hernandez’s lawyer says that the former president has immunity from prosecution as a member of the Guatemala-based Central American Parliament, Parlacen. Hernandez joined Parlacen hours after leaving office on January 27, when leftist Xiomara Castro was sworn in with vows to transform the “bankrupt” state he left behind.

Hats Off for Peru’s Pres.

in what is being seen as a bid to raise his popularity.

Castillo had appeared in public for three days straight this week without his hat.

According to reports, Castillo asked advice from leadership and self-improvement coach Saul Alanya after his disapproval rating hit 60%.

Political analyst Augusto Alvarez Rodrich noted, “I suspect that the image ‘coach’ advised him that he had to change and should start with the hat. The problem is that he has taken off the hat but not the ideas that were beneath it.”

Castillo and his associates are being investigated in three separate graft cases. Castillo survived an attempt at impeachment in December. His hat was a prominent feature in his campaigns, and he was said to only remove it when entering church.

Castillo himself says he is a victim of a campaign by his political opponents and some media actors, who are trying to force him from power.

Bennett Visits Bahrain

This week, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the prime minister, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, during his landmark trip to the tiny Gulf state — the first by an Israeli premier.

Arriving at the crown prince’s office in Manama, the Israeli leader was welcomed by a military band playing “Hatikvah,” Israel’s national anthem.

“All responsible nations must make an effort to achieve peace,” the crown prince said, according to a statement from Bennett’s office. “Not that there has ever been a war between us, but relations between our countries have not been sound.”

Bennett thanked Al Khalifa for the “warm and generous welcome.”

“I see a very big opportunity here,” the Israeli leader said. “This is the first official visit by an Israeli prime minister to Bahrain. I come from Israel with a spirit of goodwill, cooperation, of standing together in the face of common challenges, and I think our goal in this visit is to turn this peace from a peace between governments to a peace between people, and convert it from something ceremonial to something meaningful.”

Bahrain normalized ties with Israel in late 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords. Bennett visited an other Gulf state in the Abraham Accords, the United Arab Emirates, in December.

The premier also met with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani; Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani; and Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed.

Bennett later spoke to Bahraini university students and presented his plan to bolster relations between the two countries. He also fielded questions from the audience.

“The fault lines [in the Middle East] used to be between Arabs and Israelis. But now, the fault lines are between agents of terror and chaos and people of hope,” he said.

“You see, the future of Israel’s relations with the Middle East — they don’t just depend on declarations. They rely on real connections. Between people,” the premier added, urging the students to visit Israel.

“The Middle East is changing, and I am convinced that Israel’s growing friendships with Bahrain and other countries in the region are a leading force in the profound change.”

Bennett also met with members of the Bahraini Jewish community while he was in the country.

Collaborating with Sudan

Intelligence sharing between Sudan and Israel has helped arrest suspected terrorists in Sudan, a top general in that country said.

Israel and Sudan normalized ties in late 2020, as part of a series of agreements between Israel and four Arab countries.

According to Sudan’s Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the ruling Sovereign Council, the intelligence sharing has enabled Sudan to dismantle and arrest groups in Sudan which “could have undermined the security of Sudan and the region.”

Speaking with Sudan’s state-run TV, Burhan said the ties between his country and Israel are legitimate and are not political in nature.

In recent weeks, Sudanese and Israeli officials have exchanged unannounced visits. The latest of these visits was that of a Sudanese security delegation to Tel Aviv last week.

Arab Killed in Home Demolition

A Palestinian Authority (PA) Arab teen was killed on Sunday night in a gunfight with IDF soldiers, as the soldiers attempted to demolish a terrorist’s home, Israeli media reported.

The incident, which occurred near Jenin, left 17-year-old Mohammad Akram Ali Taher Abu Salah dead after he was shot in the head by a soldier, the PA’s health department said. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, four PA Arabs were wounded in the gunfight.

In a statement put out by Palestine Today, the Al-Quds Brigades said, “The Jenin Battalion executed several shooting attacks tonight targeting the occupation army and causing injuries among its ranks.”

According to the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, “IDF and Border Police forces entered the Palestinian Arab village of Silat al-Harithiya in order to demolish the floor of the building in which terrorist Mahmoud Jaradat, one of the terrorists in the squad which murdered Yehuda Dimentman, resided.

“Violent riots developed in several places in the vicinity, with the participation of hundreds of rioters who threw rocks and firebombs. IDF fighters used riot dispersal means and also fired at gunmen who were identified in the area.”

One Israeli soldier sustained moderate injuries during the operation.

Hamas Terror Cell in the Philippines

The intelligence unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday announced that it has uncovered a Hamas terror cell attempting to enlist Filipinos to carry out terror activities against both Westerners and Middle Easterners.

Police Brig. Gen. Neil Alinsangan, PNP Intelligence Group director, said that the conspiracy was uncovered from information disclosed by a local contact of Hamas and that the plots were meant to “establish a foothold” in the country by inciting violence targeting Israelis in the country.

Alinsangan explained, “Our Filipino source identified the Hamas operative as ‘Bashir’ who was reportedly attempting to establish a foothold in the Philippines with pledges of financial support to some local threat groups including militant extremists with links to the international terrorist organizations.

“This is a stern warning to all terroristic groups who plan to conduct recruitment and similar activities in the country: we have a way to know you and you cannot do your plans here.”

The PNP intelligence report also noted that the source made several trips to Malaysia between 2016-2018, meeting with “Bashir,” who has been identified as Fares Al Shikli, to discuss