Overview
- At Senator Alejandra Barrales’s request, the chamber honored victims of the Iztapalapa LP-gas tanker explosion, which she said has claimed 20 lives.
- Senator Martina Kantún requested a tribute for those killed in the Campeche–Mérida highway crash, reporting 16 fatalities.
- Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña sought a minute of silence for casualties in Gaza and asked the Mesa Directiva to issue a pronouncement demanding an end to the Israeli offensive.
- The Senate’s presiding officer, Laura Itzel Castillo, highlighted public solidarity and said authorities have provided direct attention to the accidents.
- In a separate move, the Chamber of Deputies also held a minute of silence for the Iztapalapa victims, with members citing the updated death toll of 20.