Israel is deliberately using “disproportionate force” in Gaza and targeting “civilian infrastructure” in an effort to limit its own losses and showcase its “military force,” according to a confidential memo from the Dutch Embassy in Tel Aviv.

The memo, drafted by the Dutch defense attaché in the embassy and seen by Dutch media outlet NRC, analyzes Israel’s military strategy in Gaza, where Israeli forces have been launching retaliatory airstrikes for over a month straight and conducting a ground invasion, killing more than 11,000 people according to the health ministry in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that he has instructed the Israeli army to “prepare for all scenarios to deal with Hezbollah” on Israel’s northern front.

“Our goal first and foremost is total victory over Hamas and the return of the captives and then we will deal with the north,” Netanyahu said after a meeting with the chiefs of the northern Israeli settlements.

The United States in conjunction with the United Kingdom on Tuesday announced a third round of sanctions on Hamas since last month's attack on Israel, again targeting the group's Iranian backers.

The sanctions target "key Hamas officials and the mechanisms by which Iran provides support to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad," another militant group operating in the Gaza Strip, a statement from the U.S. Treasury Department said.

The caretaker cabinet failed to convene Tuesday, due to a lack of quorum and a ministerial meeting at the Grand Serail replaced the cancelled session.

The session was postpone to Monday.

The Israeli army intended to carry out strikes deep in the south and deep in Lebanon following the meeting of Israel’s war cabinet on Sunday, but U.S. pressures on the Israeli government prevented that, media reports said.

“Political sources in Tel Aviv revealed that the Israeli army commanders had told PM Benjamin Netanyahu that it was inevitable to deal a severe blow to Hezbollah in response to its new escalation over the past two days and that such a strike should be painful, specifically in Beirut’s (southern) suburbs, so that it could be deterrent,” Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported.

Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed three children and their grandmother earlier this month showed “reckless disregard for civilian life.”

The statement from the rights group comes as Israel and Hezbollah are continuing to clash along the tense Lebanon-Israel border since Oct. 8. The skirmishes have escalated but remain largely contained to areas near the border. The international community and Lebanese government have been scrambling to prevent the situation from turning into an all-out war in the small Mediterranean country.

British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell on Saturday commemorated Remembrance Day.

This annual event, which marks the end of the First World War on 11 November 1918, honors “the sacrifice of the Armed Forces community from the UK and the Commonwealth and remembers innocent civilians who have lost their lives in conflict and acts of terrorism,” the British embassy said in a statement.

Israeli artillery and drones bombed Tuesday several southern towns including al-Labbouneh, al-Naqoura, Blida, Rab Tlatine, Markaba, Tayr Harfa, Hawnine, Aitaroun, Odeisseh, Mays al-Jabal, Aita al-Shaab, Kfarshouba, Halta and Houla.

Hezbollah targeted for its part several Israeli posts including al-Malkiyyeh, al-Marj, Margaliot, Arab al-Aramsha, Petah, Shomera, Matat, Rwaisat al-Alam, Birkat Risha and Shtula. The group had targeted an infantry force in Netua'a overnight. Two Israeli soldiers were severely wounded.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday issued a warning to Hezbollah amid escalating tensions on the border, saying the Lebanese group is “playing with fire.”

“There are those who think they can expand their attacks against our troops and against civilians. This is playing with fire,” Netanyahu said, without explicitly mentioning Hezbollah. “Fire will be met with much stronger fire. They must not try us, because we have displayed only a little part of our power. We will harm those who harm us,” he added.

Brazilian police said Monday they arrested a third suspect for involvement in planning "terrorist attacks" in the country, a plot Israel says was backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah.

The alleged plot came to light last week, when Brazil's federal police carried out a series of raids across several states and arrested two suspects in Sao Paulo in an "anti-terrorism" investigation.