As the International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Israeli leaders from across the political spectrum united to condemn the decision pronounced by a three-judge panel of the United Nations court.
Palestinian politicians hailed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, concerning alleged war crimes committed in Gaza.
Yemen's Houthi group said they launched a bomb-laden drone attack on Israel's southern port city of Eilat, hitting a "vital target."
At least 12 paramedics from civil defence teams were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their centre in Duris, a village in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, media reported.
Two men were killed in Israel's northern city of Nahariya in a rocket attack from Lebanon, Israeli authorities said.
Shortly after Hezbollah launched a large-scale drone and missile attacks on Israel, Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Sunday addressed dozens of his counterparts around the world, urging them to support Israel following a series of preemptive strikes against the Lebanese militant group.
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah’s armed wing, stated that it had successfully completed what it called "the first phase of its operation".
Israel has declared an emergency for the next 48 hours amid the country's escalating tensions with Lebanon, according to The Times of Israel.
Two Hezbollah members and a Syrian civilian were killed on Wednesday in Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon, according to military sources.
Iran’s stance toward Israel has long been marked by aggressive rhetoric and proxy warfare, but the likelihood of a direct confrontation remains low.
