Israeli military says it hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
The Israeli military has said that it struck “terrorist infrastructure” used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, as tensions remain high on the country’s northern border.
Hezbollah attacks Israeli settlement
The Lebanese group says it attacked the settlement of Shtola near the Lebanese border, damaging one of its buildings.
Al-Quds Brigades says it bombed Israeli settlements
In a statement, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says it attacked Erez and the “settlements of the northern Gaza Strip” with a barrage of rockets.
Israeli media: 4,000 soldiers disabled in Gaza war
Some 4,000 Israeli soldiers have suffered disabilities since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Walla! news website has reported, with the number likely to rise to 30,000. The Israeli army does not provide public records of casualties among its ranks, the website said, for the purpose of avoiding a decline in morale in Israeli society.
The 4,000 soldiers have been recognised as having disabilities according to “Classification 3”, which means that they are entitled to all the treatments and rights granted to a disabled person in the Israeli army, Walla! said.
French historian: Israel destroyed 4,000-year-old culture in Gaza
Gaza’s rich history as a trading post that has connected Africa and Asia goes back 4,000 years. Its civilization has endured centuries of wars, but not Israel’s current aggression, according to French historian Jean-Pierre Filiu.
He says that Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s heritage sites – ancient mosques, churches, museums – means that “the memory of humanity is being erased before our eyes”.
