The Israeli military said on Monday it had intercepted two drones approaching the country from Syria.
It came just a day after a drone attack by Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia on an Israeli military base killed four soldiers.
“A short while ago, two UAVs that approached Israeli territory from Syria were successfully intercepted by the IAF (air force),” the military said in a statement on social media.
“The UAVs were intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory.”EU condemns Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday denounced a series of attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that have injured United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
“The EU condemns all attacks against UN missions,” Borrell told reporters ahead of a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
“The 27 (EU) members agreed on asking (the) Israelis to stop attacking UNIFIL. It’s completely unacceptable attacking United Nations troops.”
UN peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon
At least five peacekeepers have been wounded in recent days as Israel targets Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
UNIFIL, a mission of about 9,500 troops of various nationalities created following Israel’s 1978 invasion of Lebanon, has accused the Israeli military of “deliberately” firing on its positions. Italy, France and Spain are among the countries providing the largest contingents of troops to UNIFIL.
“Many European members are participating in this mission,” Borrell noted. “Their work is very important.”
“We urgently await explanations and a thorough investigation from the Israeli authorities about the attacks against UNIFIL, which plays a fundamental role in the stability of south Lebanon.”
Israel has disputed the UN’s account of some of these incidents. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to move the peacekeepers “out of harm’s way.”
At least four people were killed on Monday morning, according to Palestinian medics, after an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip.
The airstrike sent flames through a packed tent camp for displaced people, with more than two dozen people suffering from severe burns.
Footage published by the Associated Press showed children among the wounded.
The Israeli military said it had targeted militants that had been hiding among civilians.
Hospital records showed that four people were killed and 40 wounded. Up to 25 people were transferred to the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza after suffering severe burns.
Located in the central city of Deir al-Balah, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital was already struggling to treat many wounded people from an earlier strike on a school-turned-shelter nearby.
