Lebanese Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal movement, announced the death of six of their members on Friday April 5 in Israeli bombings in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel. Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, there have been daily exchanges of fire on the Israeli-Lebanese border between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, which supports the Palestinian Islamist movement in its war against Israel in Gaza. Follow our live stream.
Canberra calls information provided by Israel on death of Australian aid worker ‘insufficient’. “We expect all those responsible for her death and those of her World Central Kitchen colleagues who died with her to be held accountable.”, declared the head of Australian diplomacy, Penny Wong, regarding the death of seven humanitarian workers during a strike in the Gaza Strip. Israel has recognized a series of“serious errors”.
UN chief ‘disturbed’ by reports of Israeli military’s use of AI. “I am deeply disturbed by reports that the Israeli military’s bombing campaign includes artificial intelligence as a tool to identify targets, particularly in densely populated residential areas, leading to a high number of civilian casualties.”, said Antonio Guterres. An investigation published by Israeli media describes the existence of a program called “Lavender”, which uses artificial intelligence to draw on intelligence data and identify potential targets in the Gaza Strip.
UN body demands halt to arms sales to Israel. In a resolution, the UN Human Rights Council also raised fears of “genocide” against the Palestinians. This is the first position taken by this body on the Israeli military intervention in the Gaza Strip.