The UN's peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Unifil, reports on Wednesday evening that Israel has once again shelled one of the force's outposts in southern Lebanon. Several of the EU's defense ministers want to put greater pressure on Israel following the attacks.
WorldReports that Israel is ready for a ceasefire in Lebanon are untrue. The military will "continue to wage war with full force", writes the prime minister's staff. Western diplomats counter that such statements cannot be interpreted as anything other than sabotage of the peace efforts.
WorldFive more Palestinians have been killed in Israeli operations on the occupied West Bank. Israel has carried out a series of operations on an unusually large scale and claims to see a growing threat even there.
WorldAt least ten people have been killed in extensive Israeli attacks on several locations on the West Bank. Several of the dead are said to have been fighters for the terrorist-classified Hamas, the group confirms.
WorldIsrael withdraws accreditation for Norwegian diplomats stationed in Tel Aviv, eight people who worked with Palestinian issues. In Oslo, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide reacts strongly. The EU's Foreign Policy Chief calls the Israeli decision "unjustified".
WorldThe terrorist-stamped organization Hamas has signed an agreement with other Palestinian groups, including the rival Fatah, during a meeting in China, according to Hamas leader Musa Abu Marzuk.
WorldA man has been shot to death by police at Israel's embassy in Serbia's capital Belgrad. He was shot after attacking the police with a crossbow, in what is described from an Israeli perspective as an attempt at a terrorist act.
WorldThe UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns of "warlike rhetoric" from Israel and the Iran-backed Shia militia Hezbollah. To speak plainly: The people in the region and people all over the world cannot afford for Lebanon to become a new Gaza, he says.
ConflictsHezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah has held an inflammatory speech, at the same time as tensions between the Iran-backed Shia militia and Israel are increasing. Let the enemy know once again that if a full-scale war is declared against Lebanon, we will fight it without restrictions, he says.
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