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Hamas' armed wing said on Monday it would begin executing an Israeli hostage in exchange for any further bombing by Israel without warning. There are at least 130 people taken hostage by the Islamist militia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on opposition parties to form an emergency government without preconditions. "Now we leaders need to unite," he said in a message broadcast to the media. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said the president had ordered a total blockade of the Gaza Strip. "No electricity, no food, no fuel," he said. The army has reported that its troops have regained control of towns in the south of the country near the Gaza Strip. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israeli attacks have killed 687 people, including nearly a hundred children, and injured more than 3,700. On the Israeli side, there are more than 900 fatalities and 2,600 wounded.
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Higher inflation and financial volatility: the risks of the conflict in Gaza for Latin American economies
Isabella Cota
Stock exchanges and financial markets in Latin America opened lower on Monday. It is the first economic consequence of the risk aversion with which global investors reacted to Hamas' surprise attack on Israel this weekend. With oil prices rising, Latin American economies face the risk of rising inflation, while fears of recession in the United States and China may have a negative impact on growth in the region.
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Most of the region's currencies, as well as stock exchanges, fell on Monday as questions opened up in the wake of Hamas' attack on Israel.
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