Defense and Security
Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was a principal at an UNRWA school and headed the refugee agency’s teachers’ union in Lebanon, overseeing 39,000 students in 65 schools.
The targeted raids have been going on for months and have included Hezbollah’s vast tunnel network, according to “The Wall Street Journal.”
While not mentioning Israel specifically, Pope Francis said in response to a question about the IDF’s campaign in Lebanon that all countries must beware the tendency to go “beyond morality” when conducting wars.
Karnei Shomron residents have taken to blocking the entrance to the town with their vehicles to prevent the entry of Palestinian workers, arguing that the IDF is not enforcing its own rules.
Hamas command and control centers had been set up in the buildings in the northern Strip, said the IDF • Israeli forces destroyed a kilometer-long tunnel in central Gaza.
FM Katz told his counterparts that UN Resolution 1701 must be implemented for the fighting in Lebanon to stop.
“I followed the attack against the Houthis from the control room of the Air Force. The message is clear—for us, no place is too far,” said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Washington’s ultimate aim “is to de-escalate the ongoing conflicts in both Gaza and Lebanon through diplomatic means,” said the U.S. president.
The PFLP announced that three of its operatives were killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut • Israeli FM: Only implementing U.N. Resolution 1701 will stop military action against Hezbollah.
Over the years, Nasrallah has been considered a calculating figure, but one who has also misjudged Israel’s responses on several occasions.
“The mission is not over; they continue to fire from the north, the hostages are in Gaza, and we haven’t finished with Hamas in the south.”
The downgrade, which knocks Israel down to Spain’s level, is due to “geopolitical risk” and judicial reform issues, the credit rating agency says.
