Israeli forces shot and abducted Lebanese soldier, Lebanon’s army says
The Lebanese army says one of its soldiers was shot and wounded by the Israeli military near the border town of Kfarchouba and taken inside Israel.
“This aggression is part of a series of repeated and escalating violations from the Israeli enemy against citizens,” the army said in a statement.
Israel has refused to fully withdraw from Lebanon as stipulated by the ceasefire agreement it reached with Hezbollah last year. Israeli forces have also been regularly carrying out attacks in different parts of Lebanon.
Israeli air raids target southern Syria
Syria’s official news agency, SANA, reports that Israeli jets have bombed the vicinity of the villages of Jabab and Izraa near Deraa in the south of the country.
Israel has been regularly bombing sites in Syria and expanding its military occupation of the Golan Heights since the fall of Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad in December of last year.
Hamas says Israel staying in Philadelphi Corridor in violation of ceasefire
The Palestinian group says Israel has reneged on its commitments under the ceasefire to withdraw from the strip of land along the border between Gaza and Egypt.
According to Hamas, the agreement stipulated that Israeli forces must pull out gradually from the Philadelphi Corridor until a full withdrawal on the 50th day of the agreement, which was on Sunday.
“This blatant breach constitutes a clear violation of the agreement and an open attempt to subvert it,” the group said in a statement.
Hamas also called on the international community to ensure the resumption of talks over the second stage of the ceasefire.
“Abiding by the deal and continuing the negotiations is the only way to return the captives, and any stalling means playing with their fates and their families’ feelings,” it added.
Houthis reassert deadline for lifting Gaza siege
The Yemeni group’s leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi says his position on resuming military operations in the Red Sea if the Israeli blockade on Gaza is not lifted has not changed.
The Houthis had warned on Friday that they will start attacking Israel-linked ships again if the Israeli government does not allow aid into Gaza in four days.
“We will begin military procedures to be active the moment that the deadline expires if aid does not enter Gaza,” al-Houthi said.
