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Seven people wounded in Israeli attacks on central Syria: State television

The Syrian Arab News Agency reports that Israeli air attacks have hit several areas in the centre of the country. The initial report did not provide more specific locations.


War monitor says three fighters killed by Israeli strikes in Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor, has said the fighters were killed in four Israeli strikes in Homs and Hama. It said those killed were members of Iran-aligned groups, although it did not identify which groups.

Another 10 people were wounded in the attacks.

A weapons depot, an air defence battery, and a fuel storage belonging to Syrian members of the Lebanon-based group Hezbollah were among the targets of the strikes, the monitor said.



Fires burning on ship carrying crude oil in Red Sea: UKMTO

Three fires have been burning on board a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, a United Kingdom maritime agency has said. UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) gave the update a day after the vessel was evacuated following an attack by Houthi fighters.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the vessel “belongs to a company that has ties to the Israeli enemy and violated the ban decision of entry to the ports of occupied Palestine”.

The tanker is carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil, heightening fears of an environmental crisis. The Houthis have vowed to attack commercial ships in the waterway in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.