An Israeli strike hit an active rescue operation in Toul, in southern Lebanon, while emergency crews were searching a damaged building for survivors.A Lebanese civil defence worker captured the moment of the strike on video.The crews had entered the building as part of the search effort when it was hit.No casualty figures were provided in the supplied material, and it is not clear from the available information whether the rescue operation was halted or whether anyone inside the building was found.The incident is significant because it directly affected an emergency response at the scene of damage, raising the risk to... [Continue Reading]
The European Union has set out a €6m plan to support volunteer monitors and first responders in the West Bank, while foreign ministers prepare to blacklist more of the most extreme settlers.The funding is intended to reinforce volunteer first-responder teams and improve the operational readiness of the Palestinian Civil Defence, according to an EU Commission spokesperson.It will also back civil society organisations documenting violations and preserving evidence for possible legal action.The EU said the scheme is meant to improve emergency response capacity and legal accountability after a sharp rise in violent settler attacks.First payments are expected by the end of... [Continue Reading]