Child killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza City
A correspondent for Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that a child was killed, and several other people wounded, when the Israeli army bombed a house in the Tuffah neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City, in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Those who were wounded in the attack, which was carried out by Israeli army artillery units, were transferred to the Baptist Hospital, according to paramedics cited by Wafa.
Cellular service disruption added to Gaza’s communications issues
Earlier, we reported on a statement from Paltel, Gaza’s communications provider, which said there had been a disruption to home internet services in the central and southern areas of Gaza due to ongoing Israeli attacks.
Now, the Wafa news agency is reporting that mobile services have also been disrupted due to the destruction of transmission towers by the Israeli army.
Wafa also cited sources in the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, which said the organisation is facing difficulty communicating with the emergency operations centre in Gaza due to the damage to the communications networks.
Syrian media says Israeli attack kills three: Report
Syrian state-controlled news agency, the Syrian Arab News Agency, reports that Israeli warplanes targeted several sites belonging to the country’s military. Citing an unnamed military source, the media outlet said the attacks resulted in the killing of three people, the injury of 15 others, and “material losses”.
The attacks hit the rural areas surrounding the city of Hama.
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SANA said there had been several explosions and “air defense engagements” in the central region of Syria, including in the Tartous and Hama governorates, that resulted in multiple civilian casualties.
Asked about the report by CNN, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it did not comment “on reports in the foreign media.”
The Syrian news agency cited a military source as saying “the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of northwest Lebanon, targeting a number of military sites in the central region” shortly before 8.30 p.m. local time on Sunday.
The source said Syrian air defenses had intercepted and shot down some of the missiles.
SANA said the strikes had damaged the Wadi al-Uyun highway in Masyaf and caused a blaze that firefighters were working to control.
A photo released by Syrian state news agency SANA on Sunday, September 8, shows the Wadi al-Uyun highway in Masyaf, where a fire reportedly caused by Israeli airstrikes has broken out.
