14 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Syria – Media
As mentioned in the opening summary, a series of Israeli attacks were reported to have hit several areas in central Syria on Sunday.
Syrian state media reported on Monday that at least 14 people were killed in an overnight Israeli attack in central Syria. Hama This brings the death toll up from seven previously.
“The number of martyrs in Israeli attacks in several locations around Masyaf has risen to 14, while 43 people were wounded, six of them seriously,” state news agency Sana reported, citing medical sources. The figures have not been independently verified by the Guardian.
The attacks in Syria reportedly targeted several locations near the following cities: HomsHama and Tartus.
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Syrian state media said on Monday that the overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people in central Hama province, raising the earlier death toll of seven.
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“The number of martyrs resulting from the Israeli aggression on a number of sites in the vicinity of Masyaf has risen to 14 martyrs and 43 wounded including six critically,” official news agency Sana reported citing a medical source. These figures are yet to be independently verified by the Guardian.
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The strike in Syria reportedly targeted several sites near the cities of Homs, Hama and Tartus.
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Israeli airstrikes in central Syria have killed at least seven people, including three civilians, a UK-based war monitor has said, in an attack believed to be targeting a military scientific research centre.
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said:
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The number of dead in the Israeli strikes on the Masyaf region stands at seven, namely three civilians, including a man and his son who were in a car, and four unidentified soldiers.
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Thirteen violent explosions rang out in the zone housing scientific research centres in Masyaf where pro-Iranian groups and weapons development experts are present.
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Reuters sources reported that a major military research centre for chemical arms production believed to house Iranian military experts was hit several times.
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Since the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes there, targeting pro-Iranian groups in particular.
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Here is a summary of the latest developments:
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Jordan’s foreign ministry has said it believes the killing of three Israeli civilians at a border crossing in the occupied West Bank was an individual act. A gunman crossing from Jordan carried out the shooting before security forces shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli authorities said earlier. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the victims were private security guards. The Jordanian ministry said the attack was being investigated and that it “rejected and condemned violence and targeting civilians for any reason”. Israel announced the closure of its land crossings with Jordan, and later said all would reopen on Monday.
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Speaking after the attack, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was “a difficult day”, adding: “A loathsome terrorist murdered in cold blood three of our civilians.” Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, urged all parties to investigate the incident to prevent repeats.
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An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed a senior aid official and four members of his family. Gaza’s civil defence group, which fights fires and rescues people trapped in rubble, said its deputy director for northern Gaza, Mohammed Morsi, had been killed in an airstrike. The organisation said four members of his family also died in the bombing of Morsi’s house in the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, north-east of Gaza City.
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Huge numbers of Israelis again poured into the streets on Sunday to protest against the government’s failure to secure the return of remaining hostages in Gaza. The new protest came a week after one of the largest demonstrations of the war after the discovery of another six dead hostages in Gaza, and after Netanyahu pushed back against pressure for a ceasefire deal and declared that “no one will preach to me”.
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The Qatar Red Crescent and the UN agency for Palestinians (Unrwa) signed an agreement on Sunday, with $4.5m from a Qatari state development fund, to aid more than 4,400 stranded Palestinian workers and patients from Gaza in the West Bank.
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Summary at the beginning
Welcome to our live coverage of Israel's war in Gaza and the broader crisis in the Middle East.
At least seven people, including three civilians, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Syria that appears to have targeted a military scientific research centre, a Britain-based war monitor said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said:
Seven people were killed in the Israeli attack on the Masyaf area, including three civilians, including a man and his son who were in a car, and four unidentified soldiers.
Thirteen powerful explosions rocked the area of Masyaf's scientific research centre, home to pro-Iranian groups and weapons development experts.
According to Reuters, several attacks came on a major military research center for making chemical weapons, believed to be home to Iranian military experts.
Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks in Syria, specifically targeting pro-Iranian groups.
Here is an overview of the latest developments:
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The Jordanian foreign ministry said it considered the killings of three Israeli civilians at a border crossing in the occupied West Bank to be a personal act. Israeli authorities earlier said a gunman who had crossed the border from Jordan was shot dead by security forces on Sunday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the victim was a private security guard. The Jordanian ministry said Israel said the attack was under investigation and that it “rejects and condemns violence and the targeting of civilians for any reason.” Israel announced it was closing its land border crossings with Jordan, then said they would all reopen on Monday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after the attack it had been a “difficult day.” “These abhorrent terrorists murdered three of our civilians in cold blood,” he added. Israeli President Isaac Herzog's role is largely ceremonial, but he called on all parties to investigate the incident to prevent it from happening again.
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An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed a senior aid official and four of his family members. The Gaza Civil Defense group, which is fighting fires and rescuing people trapped in rubble, said its deputy director for northern Gaza, Mohammed Mursi, was killed in an airstrike. It said four members of his family were also killed in the bombing of his home in the Jabaliya refugee camp, northeast of Gaza City.
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Large numbers of Israelis took to the streets again on Sunday to protest the Israeli government's failure to secure the return of hostages remaining in Gaza.The new protests came a week after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza and the largest demonstrations of the war were held after Prime Minister Netanyahu resisted pressure for a ceasefire, declaring “no one will lecture me”.
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of Qatar Red Crescent and UN agencies. Palestinian The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed an agreement on Sunday to receive $4.5 million from Qatar's National Development Fund to help more than 4,400 Palestinian workers and patients from Gaza stranded in the West Bank.
