Israel says it hits Hezbollah 'intelligence assets' near Damascus

FRANCE 24

4 November 2024 at 1:10 am·1-min read

Debris is scattered near damaged buildings in the vicinity of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahya in the north of the Gaza Strip on October 31, 2024, the only hospital still operating in the Gaza Strip.

Israel's Air Force said on Monday that it struck Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus in an attack on key infrastructure in Syria. The news came as Israel's army bombarded the last partially functioning hospital in north Gaza, the area of intense Israeli military operations for the past month, according to the enclave's health ministry. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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