Explosions heard near Palmyra: Syrian state media
Syrian state TV has blamed Israeli air attacks for the explosions heard in the centre of the country.
It said initial reports indicate that residential buildings were hit.
Death toll in Israeli attack on Palmyra rises to 11
A monitor of Syria’s war has said 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Palmyra in the centre of the country.
The strikes killed “four non-Syrian fighters from pro-Iran groups and seven of Syrian nationality” and wounded “dozens including at least seven civilians”, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement.
Israeli attack on Syria’s Palmyra kills 36 people: Report
An Israeli attack on Syria’s historic city of Palmyra killed 36 people and wounded more than 50 after it hit residential buildings and an industrial zone, the Syrian state news agency SANA reports.
Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the October 7, 2023.
Palmyra’s ancient city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was seized by militants from the group known as ISIL (ISIS) in 2015 and partially destroyed before it was recaptured by the Syrian army.
Iraq accuses Israel of seeking pretext for future attack
Iraq has accused Israel of trying to legitimise an attack on its territory after the Israeli Foreign Ministry protested to the United Nations about attacks by Iraqi militants.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose alliance of armed groups aligned with Iran, has claimed frequent drone attacks targeting Israel in recent months, which they said are in support of their Palestinian ally Hamas.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called on the UN Security Council on Monday to pressure Iraq to end the attacks launched from its soil. Saar said Israel would take “all necessary measures to protect itself and its citizens” from the attacks.
In a statement late on Tuesday, the Iraqi government rejected the Israeli complaint. “These allegations are merely excuses intended to justify planned aggression against Iraq,” it said, adding that it was already taking measures “to prevent the use of Iraqi territory for launching attacks”.
