JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it had conducted a drone strike in southern Lebanon Thursday morning, describing it as a warning shot.
This incident marked the first reported drone strike since a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah took effect early Wednesday. (Israel-Ceasefire-Violations)
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GAZA -- At least 27 Palestinians were killed on Thursday as Israeli forces continued to pound targets across the Gaza Strip, with a focus on the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.
Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza reported receiving 16 bodies and 55 injured individuals since the morning, following heavy air and artillery strikes in the Nuseirat area. (Gaza Strip-Israeli Strikes)
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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army on Thursday cut off the Damascus-Aleppo road near the northern city of Aleppo as its troops engaged in combat with rebel groups that had launched a massive offensive in the western countryside of Aleppo on Wednesday, according to local media reports.
The pro-government Sham FM radio reported that the army temporarily closed the road to Aleppo for public safety as its troops continued to confront a large-scale rebel offensive in the countryside of Aleppo and Idlib provinces in northern Syria for the second consecutive day on Thursday. (Syria-Rebels-Conflict)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that one of its senior members has been killed in attacks in Syria by "terrorists" with alleged ties to Israel.
In a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News, IRGC identified the slain member as Kioumars Pourhashemi, "a senior military adviser" in Syria, adding he was killed Wednesday night by "Takfiri terrorists" led by Israel in the suburbs of Aleppo. (Iran-IRGC-Killed)
