Israeli army forces pushed deep into southern Lebanon to the banks of the Wazzani River, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement.

The Lebanese state news agency NNA said that soldiers in military and civilian vehicles moved in the area in the Marjayoun district, without providing any further details.

There was no immediate Israeli comment on the report.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to dismiss active-duty soldiers who call for an end to Tel Aviv's war.

Israel has the right to defend itself, but its current actions go beyond proportionate self-defence, Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat, told reporters.

Israeli army forces raided a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and detained a Palestinian, witnesses said.

The raid targeted the Jenin Government Hospital, where Israeli forces took into custody a Palestinian youth from the facility's emergency department, they added.

Some hospital staff were also arrested during the raid.

The Palestinian Authority foreign ministry condemned the Israeli prime minister's criticism of French President Emmanuel Macron for announcing that Paris intended to recognise a Palestinian state within months.

"The ministry strongly condemns the unjustified attack and offensive remarks made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his son against President Emmanuel Macron," the Ramallah-based ministry said in a statement.

"The ministry considers these statements a clear acknowledgement of Netanyahu's ongoing hostility to peace based on the two-state solution, as well as a blatant rejection of international legitimacy and a persistent preference for violence and military solutions over the political path."

The European Union announced a new three-year financial support package for the Palestinians worth up to 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion).

The fresh aid pledge came just ahead of a meeting between Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa and EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

"We are stepping up our support to the Palestinian people. €1.6 billion until 2027 will help stabilise the West Bank and Gaza," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X.

Since October 2023, Israel has destroyed over 90% of Gaza's water and sewage infrastructure.

The Israeli army has demolished the statue of Saint George in southern Lebanon as Christians were celebrating Palm Sunday, Lebanese media said.

The state news agency NNA said that the statue was razed in the border town of Yaroun, in the latest violation of the November ceasefire agreement.

"A video showed an Israeli military bulldozer bringing down the statue,” the broadcaster said.

The Israeli army chief has warned that troop shortages limit Israel’s ability to achieve its so-called war goals in Gaza.

“Military-only strategies cannot fulfil all national objectives in Gaza, particularly in the absence of a complementary diplomatic track,” Lt. Gen Eyal Zamir told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the cabinet, as cited by the daily Yedioth Ahronoth.

Yedioth Ahronoth said the army chief’s warning underscores the growing disconnect between the military’s operational capacity and the government’s broader political aspirations.

According to Israeli media, the army has been facing a shortage of soldiers due to the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service as well as the reluctance and the battle fatigue of the regular troops after 18 months of war in Gaza.

The latest round of talks in Cairo to restore the defunct Gaza ceasefire and free Israeli hostages ended with no apparent breakthrough, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said.

The sources said Hamas had stuck to its position that any agreement must lead to an end to the war in Gaza.

Israel, which restarted its military offensive on Gaza last month after a ceasefire was agreed upon in January, has remained defiant.

A Hamas delegation led by the group's Gaza Chief Khalil Al-Hayya has shown some flexibility over how many hostages it could free in return for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel should a truce be extended.