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Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria resulted in the deaths of at least 15 defense and interior ministry personnel amid ongoing sectarian violence in the Suweida province. Prime Minister Netanyahu justified the attacks as necessary to protect the Druze minority from what he described as "disguised jihadists" under the new Syrian administration.
The GHF aid distribution scheme was established after Israel partially lifted its blockade of aid supplies into Gaza. It established four sites - called "Safe Distribution Centres (SDS)" - on the strip. Three were located in the south, near Rafah, and one in central Gaza.
Damascus: Three people were killed and 34 others injured today in Israeli airstrikes on sites in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The Syrian Arab
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said after the airstrike in a post on X that the “painful blows have begun.”
Over 58,000 people have died in Gaza since Israel launched its military operation in October 2023. Recent airstrikes and aid-related violence continue to claim civilian lives amid growing water shortages and humanitarian collapse.
Israeli airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of at least 28 Palestinians, including children, in Gaza. This violence follows a Hamas-led attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people. Efforts for a ceasefire,
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India Today on MSNIsrael launches airstrikes on Syrian troops to protect Druze communityIsrael launched airstrikes for a second day on Syrian troops in Sweida amid deadly Druze-Bedouin clashes, sparked by a checkpoint attack on a Druze vendor.
Syrian government forces sent reinforcements to the region in the country's south, saying it wants to restore security. In response, Israel launched attacks on Syrian government forces moving towards Sweida, saying it is protecting the Druze minority, some of whom are known to have been loyal to Israel.
Ten people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza on Sunday, including six children who were waiting to fill water containers near a refugee camp, emergency service workers said.