The Iranian-backed Hezbollah armed group in Lebanon mentioned it launched a drone assault towards navy positions in northern Israel. Israel’s navy mentioned unspecified harm was reported however no casualties and that it struck a number of Hezbollah navy constructions in southern Lebanon.
The White Home mentioned it was “deeply involved” in regards to the Gaza faculty compound strike and requested Israeli officers for additional particulars.
The EU’s overseas coverage chief Josep Borrell mentioned on X that he was horrified by the photographs from the varsity.
A spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, urged Israel’s ally Washington to finish “blind help that results in the killing of hundreds of harmless civilians, together with youngsters, girls, and the aged”.
A Hamas official advised Reuters the group was learning a brand new ceasefire proposal for dialogue however didn’t elaborate.
Talking to Al-Jazeera tv, Khalil Al Hayya, the top of the Hamas workforce for the oblique ceasefire talks with Israel, mentioned statements of condemnation have been now not enough.
“Dismiss (Israeli) ambassadors, shut down embassies and sever ties with the occupation,” he mentioned.
Egypt, the US and Qatar have scheduled a brand new spherical of ceasefire negotiations for Thursday, as fears develop of a broader battle involving Iran and Hezbollah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has mentioned he won’t finish the conflict till Hamas now not poses a risk to Israelis, mentioned he would ship a delegation.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pushed again towards the White Home’s accusation on Friday that he was “useless fallacious” in asserting that the ceasefire deal on the desk could be a give up to Hamas.
In a put up on X, Smotrich, one in all Netanyahu’s far-right coalition companions, thanked the US for its help for Israel however insisted it “won’t undergo any exterior strain that might hurt Israel’s safety”.
Israel launched its assault on Gaza after Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel on Oct 7, killing 1,200 folks, principally civilians, and capturing greater than 250 hostages, based on Israeli tallies.
Since then, practically 40,000 Palestinians have been killed within the Israeli offensive in Gaza, based on the well being ministry.
Gaza well being officers say a lot of the fatalities have been civilians however Israel says no less than a 3rd are fighters. Israel says it has misplaced 329 troopers in Gaza.
