In a First, Israel Strikes Syrian, Hezbollah Positions in Idlib

An explosion following the Israeli strikes on Syria. (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
An explosion following the Israeli strikes on Syria. (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
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In a First, Israel Strikes Syrian, Hezbollah Positions in Idlib

An explosion following the Israeli strikes on Syria. (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
An explosion following the Israeli strikes on Syria. (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)

Israeli jets carried out on Saturday strikes against joint positions held by Syrian forces and Hezbollah in the Saraqeb region in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province.

This is the first time that Israel targets regions held by the regime and opposition factions.

Israel also struck a scientific research center in the vicinity of the city of Al-Safira near Aleppo.

The Syrian Defense Ministry confirmed the strikes that took place overnight on Friday.

It said the attacks left several military personnel wounded and caused material damage.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Israeli jets flew over the international coalition base in the al-Tanf region on the Syrian-Jordanian-Iraqi border after flying over Syria’s Sweida and Daraa regions.

Syrian government radars detected the jets without intercepting them, added the rights monitor.

Local media sources said the strikes on Saraqeb targeted positions held by Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

Seven people were killed and 15 injured in the attack.

The attack took place hours after a meeting between Turkish and Russian officials at a position held by Russian forces in the village of al-Tronba near Saraqeb.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by armed group Hamas on Israeli territory.



Hamas Says Israeli Female Hostage Killed in North Gaza Area Hit by Israel

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
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Hamas Says Israeli Female Hostage Killed in North Gaza Area Hit by Israel

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

A spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing said on Saturday that a female Israeli hostage had been killed in an area of northern Gaza that had been struck by Israeli forces.

Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel was offering a reward of $5 million to anybody who brings out a hostage held in Gaza.

"Anybody who brings out a hostage will find with us a secure way for them and their family to leave" Gaza, Netanyahu said in a video filmed inside the Palestinian territory, according to his office.

"We will also give them a reward of $5 million for each hostage."