JERUSALEM: Israel launched artillery strikes on Syria on Sunday (Apr 9) morning after several rockets were fired from there and landed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli army announced. Israel's strike and the rocket attacks from Syria - which no one has claimed - are the latest episode in
The next day, more than 30 rockets were fired from Lebanese soil into Israel, which the Israeli army blamed on Palestinian groups, saying it was most likely Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
It was the biggest salvo fired from Lebanon since Israel fought a devastating 34-day war with Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in 2006 and the first time Israel has confirmed an attack on Lebanese territory since April 2022. On the Syrian side, Israel has recently intensified its raids targeting positions of pro-Iranian groups.On Friday evening, an Italian tourist was killed and seven other people injured in a suspected car-ramming attack on pedestrians on the Tel Aviv seafront.
Ramadan coincided with the Jewish Passover holiday this year, raising tensions with the tens of thousands of Palestinians who pray at Al-Aqsa during the Muslim fasting month.
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