Latest developments
- One Palestinian has been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in the latest violation of a ceasefire that came into effect in October.
- In Gaza City, five people have been rescued from the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood after the roof of a three-storey building collapsed.
- Turkiye’s foreign minister warns that Israel’s repeated ceasefire violations are “creating major risks” for moving to a second phase of the agreement.
- In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians, including a child, during a raid on the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho. Residents said two young men also have been severely beaten as Israeli soldiers stormed their homes.
- Protesters have gathered in central London to call for the release of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
- Israeli forces have advanced into the Quneitra area of Syria’s occupied Golan Heights, where two military checkpoints have been set up.
Israel launches new raids in Syria’s Quneitra, establishes checkpoints
Israeli forces have also advanced into the Quneitra area of Syria’s occupied Golan Heights and set up two military checkpoints.
The Israeli military operation on Saturday took place in the villages of Ain Ziwan and al-Ajraf in the southern part of the country.
For months, Israeli forces have conducted near-daily incursions into southern Syria, particularly in the Quneitra governorate, carrying out arrests, erecting checkpoints, and bulldozing land, all of which have prompted growing public anger and unrest.
Israeli military carries out attack in southern Lebanon
Israel has carried out an attack on what it claims was a Hezbollah fighter in the Yatar area of southern Lebanon, according to a statement from the Israeli military on X.
Israeli ‘spy device’ found in South Lebanon, authorities say
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency quotes the country’s Army Command, saying that the device was found in the town of Yaroun in the Bint Jbeil district.
“As part of the ongoing engineering survey operations in the southern regions in light of the continued Israeli attacks, a specialised military unit found a disguised Israeli spy device equipped with a camera in the town of Yaroun – Bint Jbeil, and dismantled it,” a statement from the army said.
It called on citizens to report any suspicious activity.
Israel’s intelligence network in Lebanon was brought into sharp focus last year when it orchestrated a massive attack on Hezbollah, causing pagers used by the group to explode, killing and wounding many civilians in the process.
Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon deadly, Health Ministry says
As we reported earlier, Israel has carried out an attack on southern Lebanon’s Yatar, saying it was targeting Hezbollah. Now, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health says one person has been killed in that attack and at least two wounded.
Hezbollah has not yet commented on the strike, nor has it announced the deaths of any of its fighters today.
