Reuters, AFP
The European Union on Sunday condemned Hamas's use of "hospitals and civilians as human shields" in the Gaza Strip while calling on Israel for "maximum restraint" in order to protect civilians in the ongoing war.
“The European Union is seriously concerned by the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” said Josep Borrell, the EU’s head of diplomacy, in a statement.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based opposition war monitor, reported that U.S. airstrikes on targets belonging to Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria killed one and injured three.
The airstrikes came in response to a series of attacks on U.S. bases and personnel in Syria and Iraq since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
The IDF has "action plans to change the security situation" on Israel’s northern frontier, IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in his daily briefing in reference to the frequent exchanges of fire on the border with Lebanon.
He added that the military will not allow a security situation where residents of the area are afraid to return to their homes. "We will not leave the northern border in a state where the citizens of the north do not feel safe to return," he said.
Hagari reported that the IDF struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in retaliation for Hamas's rocket attacks toward the Krayot region. He also confirmed that the cell responsible for launching an anti-tank missile at Moshav Dovev, an attack that seriously and critically injured several Electric Company workers, was eliminated.
"We are in a very high state of readiness in the north. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government are responsible for all fire coming from Lebanon. The citizens of Lebanon will pay the price for Hezbollah's decision to act as a shield for ISIS," he said.
This marks the second time in less than a week, and overall since the war began, that the densely populated coastal region has been targeted by rocket fire.
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