Here what you need to know: Israel Re-Intensifies Violence With Syria Israel says it launched new airstrikes on a Syrian military headquarters near Damascus and hit “dozens of military targets” in retaliation for rockets fired earlier.
The Syrian state news media confirmed the strike, saying it had caused damage to infrastructure and injured military personnel.
The attack was a response to what Israeli officials describe as heightened threats by Syrian-backed militias near the border.The strike comes as regional turmoil has been brimming around Gaza and southern Lebanon in particular.
Eyewitnesses in Damascus said explosions illuminated the night sky, and ambulances hurried to the site minutes after the strike.Syrian officials promised revenge and said the Israeli action was an unambiguous breach of sovereignty.
This is the third time this week that Israeli warplanes attacked targets within the Syrian borders, which is raising fears of a full scale war between the two countries.
In Gaza a tragedy occurred at an aid distribution center in Khan Younis, where panic caused a stampede that left victims dead.At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured when a crowd stampeded toward a food truck.
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Most of the victims were women and children who were out to collect emergency supplies, Gaza health officials said. Some accounts claim that Israeli soldiers fired warning shots in the vicinity, which some believe sparked the confusion.
The United Nations has sounded the alarm on increasing hunger in Gaza. Aid groups say they have seen a worrying rise in malnutrition, notably among children under 5. One in ten children screened by U.N. field doctors is now acutely malnourished.
Extended blockades, restricted access to clean water and daily bombardments were casting Gaza’s humanitarian crisis to the brink.
Israel’s military also on Wednesday bombed southern Syrian positions in Sweida, saying it had targeted regime forces helping armed groups.The shift reflects an Israeli effort to widen its operations beyond Gaza and Lebanon.Regional analysts caution that following this path threatens to lead to open warfare which could drag in many fronts.
World leaders and human rights groups call for restraint and an immediate de-escalation. Experts warn that without urgent diplomacy, both Syrian and Palestinian civilians will endure dire consequences.
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