The United States assured Israel that it would provide full support to the Jewish state in the event of a full-scale war with Hezbollah. An IDF spokesman said there was “no indication” that the attack on the ICRC office in Gaza was carried out by the Israeli army.
The United States assured Israel that it would provide full support to the Jewish State in case of a large-scale war with the movement Hezbollah. So it ‘CNN’ reported, quoting the words of a senior Biden administration official.
It is clarified that this promise was made during the meetings in Washington between the national security advisorTsachi Hanegbi, Secretary of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
This week, the IDF approved plans for possible offensive actions in Lebanono, and Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that Israeli authorities are close to a decision to “change the rules of the game against Lebanon and Hezbollah.”
In response to this, the head of HezbollahHassan Nasrallah, declared his readiness to attack any part of Israeli territory in the event of a large-scale conflict and threatened to a war with Cypruswhich provides the Israeli army with ports and airfields for exercises.
Bombings continue in Gaza
Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced the bombing of its office in the tent city of al-Mawasi in the southern Gaza Strip, as a result of which more than 20 people died and 45 were injured.
“Shooting in such dangerous proximity to humanitarian structures puts the lives of civilians and humanitarian workers at risk,” the organization said in a statement.
The ICRC did not specify who carried out the attack, but the Hamas Health Ministry blamed Israel for the attack.
“Initial investigations have shown that there is no indication that the IDF attacked the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone. “The investigation into the incident continues,” an IDF spokesperson told AFP.
Israeli killed in assault in West Bank
Meanwhile, in the West Bank city of Qalqilya, an Israeli citizen was seriously injured and subsequently died in the hospital. Later, videos appeared on social media showing how the car he was in was set on fire.
The incident is reportedly being investigated by the IDF and Israeli police. This reportedly occurred a day after the police reported the elimination of two militants of the Islamic Jihad terrorist group during a raid in Qalqilya.
