Israel-Hamas War day 306: What happened in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon?

Israel is concerned that Hezbollah will attack IDF bases in the center of the country and has made it clear to the United States that if Israeli civilians are harmed in the attack, the IDF's response will be disproportionate, senior Israeli officials said on early Thursday morning.

The UK's Foreign Minister David Lammy has called on the Israeli government to condemn Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's calls to starve Gaza, calling it a clear violation of international law.

International law could not be more clear - the deliberate starvation of civilians is a war crime.

There can be no justification for Minister Smotrich’s remarks and we expect the wider Israeli government to retract and condemn them.

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 7, 2024

Smotrich said it was justified and moral to block humanitarian aid to Gaza even if two million Gazans die of hunger.

“We can’t, in the current global reality, manage a war. Nobody will let us cause 2 million civilians to die of hunger, even though it might be justified and moral until our hostages are returned," he said at a conference on Monday.

There have been rumors that the new UK Labour government would block weapons sales to Israel if Israel was found to be violating international law.