The Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, conducted an assessment of the situation in the Gaza Strip and reported on the results of the operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, report the Israel Defense Forces.

At least 40 people, including several children, have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon, according to officials.

The men asked Mr Reuben where he and his friends were from. "They shouted 'Jewish, Jewish, IDF, IDF',” he said, referring to the Israeli military. Police say the violence involved men on scooters carrying out "hit and run" attacks which were difficult to prevent.

Amsterdam has banned demonstrations for three days after Israeli soccer fans were beaten and injured in violent clashes in the city overnight, which Dutch authorities condemned Friday as antisemitic.