Earthquake in Japan, Gaza flooding, and global incidents
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake injured 22 in central Japan, while heavy rains flooded Gaza camps and triggered a rescue crisis.
Earthquake in Japan, Gaza flooding, and global incidents — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan at 01:04 local time, at a depth of about 40 kilometers, injuring at least 22 people.[^1] The quake, later revised to magnitude 5.7, shook the region hours ago.[^1] Japan's disaster response systems were activated, but the relatively shallow depth likely contributed to the number of injuries. In Gaza, heavy rains and winds that began Friday night flooded displaced camps, with Hamas reporting about 70,000 tents flooded within 12 hours.[^2] The Gaza Civil Defense said it received 2,166 distress calls since the start of the weather system but could only respond to 218 in the field.[^2] The Gaza City municipality reported about 60 mm of rain fell, roughly 15% of the annual average, and estimated initial direct damage at $3 million.[^2] Medical sources said five Palestinians were injured in incidents including collapsing walls and a falling tin sheet.[^2] Elsewhere, a shooting from a passing car in Krakow's main square today (Saturday) left several dead and wounded, according to regional fire service spokesman Hubert Ciepły.[^3] In Germany, a 17-year-old girl was rescued by helicopter from Mount Zugspitze on Sunday after a 21-year-old climbing companion left her behind at an altitude of 2,500 meters in temperatures of minus 12 degrees Celsius.[^4] And in Paraguay, a judge on Saturday ordered former president Santiago Peña into pretrial detention at a military facility over his alleged role in a bank crisis; the central bank said $160 million has been paid out to nearly 1.2 million savers under the deposit guarantee scheme.[^5] KKL-JNF chairman's conflict-of-interest delay and a deputy minister's security threat — Deputy Minister Almog Cohen received explicit death threats at his home today (Saturday), prompting a decision to significantly bolster his security apparatus.[^1] The threats were described as concrete and unusual, targeting both him and his family. The timing, following a week of political maneuvering, underscores the heightened personal risks for figures in the current coalition. Separately, KKL-JNF Chairman Eyal Ostinsky fa