Ecuador authorized the extradition to the United States of Daniel Salcedo and another protected witness in the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio.

Ecuadorian justice has authorized the extradition to the United States of Daniel Salcedo Bonilla and former police officer Ronald Patricio Herrera Ramírez. Both individuals are requested by a federal court in New York in connection with the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio.

Simultaneously, the United States has imposed new sanctions targeting a financial network accused of funding the terrorist group Hamas from France. The measures apply to three individuals and two entities allegedly responsible for capturing and transferring funds for the Palestinian group, having reportedly mobilized over two million US dollars.