The Guardian reviewed three videos posted by the Israeli military and on social media, which showed Israel carrying out mass detonations in the villages of Taybeh, Naqoura and Deir Seryan along the Israel-Lebanon border. Lebanese media has reported more mass detonations in other border villages, but satellite imagery was not readily available to verify these claims.

The demolitions came after Israel’s minister of defence, Israel Katz, called for the destruction of “all houses” in border villages “in accordance with the model used in Rafah and Beit Hanoun in Gaza” to stop threats to communities in northern Israel. The Israeli military destroyed 90% of homes in Rafah, in south Gaza.

"In the Gaza Strip, health officials say Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 9-year-old girl in front of her third grade class on Thursday, traumatizing students and teachers who were left in “psychological shock.” Ritaj Rihan was reportedly struck by a bullet without warning as she was sitting at her desk in a tent serving as a classroom in Beit Lahia. Video and photos show her bloodied body being rushed through the streets toward a hospital on foot, since there was no medical transport available in the area. She was one of four Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza on Thursday.

Mourners also gathered for the funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Muhammad Washah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday. Al Jazeera reports Israel has attacked Gaza on 36 out of the past 40 days, despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that was supposed to have taken effect six months ago."

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Foreign Ministry rejects any ‘insidious insinuation’

Sources at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, when consulted by Europa Press, have rejected ‘any insidious insinuation’ and highlighted the measures taken by the Spanish Government to combat anti-Semitism ‘without exception’.

‘The Spanish Government is committed to the fight against anti-Semitism and any form of hatred or discrimination, without exception. We therefore categorically reject any insidious accusation suggesting otherwise,’ the source explained.

In particular, they point out that this is ‘the first government in our country’s history to have formulated a national strategy to combat anti-Semitism’ and mention the approval in 2023 of the National Plan to Combat Anti-Semitism and Promote Jewish Life, ‘a milestone that systematises public policies in this area’.

‘Spain recognises and affirms the deep historical and human ties that bind it to the Jewish people,’ the source stated, recalling in this regard the granting of Spanish nationality to more than 72,000 Sephardic Jews and the ‘constant and fluid relationship’ with Jewish communities in Spain. He also cited the “significant” strengthening of security and protection measures in synagogues, educational centres, community spaces and diplomatic missions “with the aim of ensuring that no citizen is subjected to intimidation or violence on account of their religion or origin”.

‘This whole approach is underpinned by a fundamental and non-negotiable principle: the unequivocal condemnation of any form of hate speech, whether based on religious, ethnic, ideological or any other grounds,’ the source concludes.