Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister | Assault on Gaza | Ukraine Weapons Black Market | Blinken in Rwanda

The fire in Cuba that burned for five days, after lightning set off a series of explosions, is under control. This natural disaster killed one, injured many, and likely destroyed millions of gallons of precious fuel that is hard for Cuba to get while under stringent U.S. sanctions. As the recovery phase begins, where will the country get the necessary equipment and supplies without being able to trade with the majority of countries because of the U.S. blockade? Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío Domínguez discusses the strength and organization of the Cuban people in fighting the fire and the sanctions at once.

Israel killed at least 47 Palestinians in its three-day assault on the Gaza Strip last week and 16 of them were children. Israel Defense Forces also raided the West Bank city of Nablus and killed three, including the commander of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Ali Abunimah, Director of ElectronicIntifada.net & author of “The Battle for Justice In Palestine,” describes the most recent events and the Palestinian fight for freedom.

CBS released a documentary about the war in Ukraine, quoting the head of an NGO supplying weapons and military supplies as saying “like 30% of it reaches its final destination.” They then quickly took it down. Journalist and Multipolarista editor Ben Norton explains the effect of war propaganda on our media.

Secretary of State Blinken is in Rwanda, after visiting the Congo and South Africa. Long-held tensions between Rwanda and Congo are rising again over support for different armed rebel groups. Kambale Musavuli, activist, writer, and analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa, breaks down what’s going on in the region and what Blinken’s trip may portend.