Israel strikes Gaza and Lebanon

Two Israeli settlers have been killed after gunmen opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank as tensions have intensified between Israel and Palestine.

Israel has called on the UN Security Council to issue a condemnation against Lebanon and Hamas for recent rocket fire against Israel.

The Israeli military then carried out air strikes against targets in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it reached out to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and called for condemnation from the UN Security Council.

The French foreign ministry has been making efforts to ensure that the situation between Lebanon and Israel does not escalate further, Israeli media have reported.

The reports came after Israel launched overnight air attacks on south Lebanon and the Gaza Strip in response to a barrage of rockets from both territories on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Egypt was mediating between Israel and Hamas to pacify the situation along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, according to the reports.