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Israel aggression against Syria 

The Israeli military presses ahead with its aggression against Syria, targeting several positions of the country’s army across the Arab nation. A squadron of 30 Israeli aircraft targeted Syrian military installations and air defense positions throughout the country. Regime’s fighter jets also bombed scientific research centers in Barzeh area near the capital Damascus AND the army’s 47th Brigade in the province of Hama. They also struck a helicopter airport in Aqraba in southern Syria. Similar airstrikes targeted the port city of Latakia, hitting military ships anchored in the port. The Qamishli airport in northeastern was also hit. The Israeli military has announced that it struck more than 150 targets across the Syrian territory. Israeli media says the regime is systematically destroying the Syrian army and its capabilities, including tanks and aircraft. 

Slamming Israel violations 

Iran has strongly condemned the repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian infrastructure over the past two days and the occupation of additional parts of the Arab country’s Golan region. The foreign ministry spokesman slammed Western countries supporting the regime for their silence and inaction against such blatant violations. Esmaeil Baghaei added that Israel considers the West silence as an endorsement of what is doing in Syria. Baghaei stressed that the aggressive acts are a clear violation of the UN Charter and UN resolutions regarding occupied Golan Heights. He called for an immediate response from the UN Security Council to stop them and hold the occupying regime accountable. Meanwhile, The Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah condemned Israeli strikes on Syria and said it stood by the country's people. The group also slammed the regime for occupying more land in the Golan Heights.

US-Israeli genocide in Gaza 

The Israeli regimes keeps pounding the besieged Gaza Strip, leaving more Palestinian civilians dead and injured across the coastal sliver. In north of Gaza, at least 25 Palestinians were killed and several others wounded after Israeli warplanes bombed a residential building in Beit Hanoun. Several Palestinians were killed after jets bombed a group of civilians in Beit Lahia. Casualties were also reported after warplanes struck a school housing displaced Palestinians in the Jabalia refugee camp. In central Gaza, a strike on a Palestinian home in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood left casualties. In the south, an ambulance crew was directly hit by an air raid in Rafah. The strike also left several people injured. The Israeli aggression against Gaza began in October last year. Since then, over 44,700 people have been killed and more than 106,000 others injured.

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