Israel's military said its aircraft attacked Hamas armed compounds in Gaza City and the town of Khan Yonis and was "ready for all scenarios, including renewed fighting. The military said the strikes came in response to the launching of ballons laden with incendiary mateiral, which the Israeli fire brigade reported caused 20 blazes in open fields in communities near the Gaza border. A Hamas spokesman said Palestinians would continue to pursue their "brave resistance and defend their rights and sacred sites" in Jerusalem. The EU is expected to recommend lifting the ban on non-essential travel for visitors from the US on Friday, opening just in time for summer season, which is crucial to the bloc's economy. The decision is expected to be adopted on Friday and would come into effect immediately. While some EU states already allow Americans, the move means that curbs will be lifted across EU. A Covid-19 antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Roche reduced deaths in hospitalised patients whose own immune system had failed to produce a response a large British study on Wednesday. Has been granted emergency use authorisation for people with mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in the US, but results from the Recovery trial provide the clearest proof of its effectiveness among hispitalised patients. It found that the antibody therapy reduced by a fifth the 28-day mortality of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 whose immune system had not mounted an antibody response, known as seronegative. The result translates into six fewer deaths for every 100 seronegative patients treated with the therapy researchers sai. The treatment also shortened hospital stay. American and Russain reporters engaged in a shoving match on Wednesday outside the villa.
