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Death toll from Israel’s attack on Syria rises: Report

Syria’s SANA news agency is reporting that Israel’s attacks on areas near the city of Hama has killed five people and wounded 19 people, some of them critically. The agency cited a statement from the director of the public hospital in Masyaf, a city near Hama.

It added that the attack also caused damage to the Masyaf-Wadi al-Uyun highway and a fire in the Hair Abbas area.

Throughout Syria’s 13-year civil war, Israel has regularly carried out air raids in the country – mostly targeting Iran-linked sites. But the Israeli military does not confirm or comment on its operations in Syria.

Hamas denies proposing new conditions in truce talks

Hamas has responded to claims in US media that the group presented new conditions to mediators for the release of Israeli captives.

Spokesperson Basem Naim says the US officials who acted as sources for the story have “poisoned the negotiations”.

“Hamas has not presented any new conditions to the mediators, neither on the issue of prisoners nor any other matters. The movement reaffirms its commitment to what was agreed upon on July 2 of this year, which was based on President Biden’s proposal and the UN Security Council Resolution No 2735,” Naim told Al Jazeera.

“We are ready to immediately negotiate the implementation measures for this deal,” he added.