Two IRGC Members Killed in Eastern Syria

Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing next to a sign in Arabic which reads “Deir Ezzor welcomes you” in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, Syria. (SANA via AP)
Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing next to a sign in Arabic which reads “Deir Ezzor welcomes you” in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, Syria. (SANA via AP)
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Two IRGC Members Killed in Eastern Syria

Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing next to a sign in Arabic which reads “Deir Ezzor welcomes you” in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, Syria. (SANA via AP)
Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing next to a sign in Arabic which reads “Deir Ezzor welcomes you” in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, Syria. (SANA via AP)

An unidentified drone attacked on Sunday an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) vehicle while it was leaving a pre-fabricated building on the outskirts of al-Mayadeen city, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, sources told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

The attack resulted in the destruction of the vehicle and the death of two IRGC members who were on board.

On Friday, the SOHR documented human and material losses due to new Israeli strikes on Syrian territory.

Israeli missiles flying over Lebanese territory destroyed Iranian militias-affiliated warehouses and manufacturing centers for short and medium-range missiles in the scientific research area (the Defense Factories), which is part of al-Zawiya in Masyaf countryside.

Centers and sites were targeted in al-Talay camp in Sheikh Ghadban area in Masyaf countryside as well.

The strikes left six non-Syrian people dead. It is not yet known whether they were IRGC members or pro-Iranian militiamen.

The death toll is expected to rise as some of the injured are in serious condition, amid reports of further casualties.

Masyaf area hosts a center for developing medium-range missiles in al-Zawi village and al-Talay camp.



Israeli Strike on a Gaza Apartment Building Kills at Least 7 People, Including 4 Children

A Palestinian carries a wounded child at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, December 20, 2024. (Reuters)
A Palestinian carries a wounded child at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, December 20, 2024. (Reuters)
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Israeli Strike on a Gaza Apartment Building Kills at Least 7 People, Including 4 Children

A Palestinian carries a wounded child at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, December 20, 2024. (Reuters)
A Palestinian carries a wounded child at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, December 20, 2024. (Reuters)

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Gaza killed at least seven Palestinians, including four children, and injured 16 other people on Friday afternoon, health officials said.

The strike hit an apartment in the Jaffa residential tower in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp. The dead and wounded were taken to Aqsa and Awda hospitals.

The Israeli military did not immediately offer comment on the strike. Israel says it only strikes fighters and blames Hamas for civilian deaths because its fighters operate in residential areas.

Israel faces heavy international criticism over the unprecedented levels of civilian casualties in Gaza and questions about whether it has done enough to prevent them.