”May the Lord grant that the blood he shed may be a seed of peace for beloved Lebanon,” the pontiff said.
The UN emergency relief chief, Tom Fletcher, on Wednesday condemned the “$1 billion-a-day” cost of the war in the Middle East.
Security sources said the strike killed a senior official from Hamas.
The UN has urgently called for the protection of civilians and warned of growing displacement and humanitarian needs.
The deployed units belong to the border guard and reconnaissance battalions tasked with monitoring border activities and combating smuggling, the ministry added.
The IDF however did not provide further details about the incident.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was hit by two drones as Iran intensifies retaliatory attacks targeted at American bases and embassies across Middle Eastern countries.
The Israeli Defence Forces early on Tuesday said it was striking sites belonging to the Hezbollah militia in Beirut.
The Israeli military has killed Islamic Jihad’s top commander in Lebanon, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday.
The U.S. government has urged Americans to immediately leave several Middle Eastern countries, including Israel and the UAE, due to serious safety risks.
