Army Israel said on Tuesday that its troops responded with artillery and mortars in response to the launch of a “series of rounds” of shells from Syriain what was the country’s first attack on the Jewish state since the war between Israel and Gaza militias began on Saturday.

“Recently They recorded several launches from Syria towards Israeli territory.Some of the launches crossed Israeli territory and presumably fell in open areas,” the military statement said.

“IDF soldiers respond artillery and mortar shells to the launch site in Syria,” the army added.

This attack marks the opening of a new front in the area. after four days of intense fighting between the Israeli army and the Islamist Hamas movement and three consecutive days of violent incidents on the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the launch of mortars from Syria in a statement and attributed it to “Palestinian factions that are working with Hezbollah,” a Lebanese Shiite militia that has seen numerous firefights with the Israeli army these days.

The Lebanese armed group is also present in Syria and is allied with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

According to the Observatory, a UK-based organization with a wide network of staff on the ground, Syrian government forces have increased theircombat readiness and combat readinessin the area from which the mortar attacks were fired.

Local activists in southern Syria have said in recent days that Iranian militias allied with Damascus, as well as Hezbollah, Reinforcements are being sent to the provinces of Quneitra and Daraa.closest to the dividing line with the Golan.

If it is confirmed that the attack from Syria was carried out by Palestinian factions, This will be the second violent incident between Palestinian factions and the Israeli army. on the northern border of the Jewish State after clashes broke out between the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militia group and Israeli soldiers on Monday, leaving two Palestinians and three Israelis dead.

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Israel declared a state of war last Saturdayafter Hamas launched numerous attacks on an unprecedented scale by land, sea and air, launching rockets and ground incursions on Israeli soil.

Until this Tuesday 900 people died in Israel. Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 900 people and injured more than 4,500, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the Palestinian Health Ministry, which called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor for medical supplies and a major evacuation. wounded.

“For the fourth day in a row, brutal aggression against the Gaza Strip continues with maximum furywho deliberately commit crimes against humanity. Target residential areas and destroy houses with residents inside. “This reflects their intent to commit an act of genocide,” the statement said.

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Israel has confirmed at least 900 deaths from Hamas attacks. more than 100 people were kidnapped by militias and sent to Gaza as hostages.

The Palestinian Health Ministry recorded 900 deaths as a result of Israeli bombing during the counter-offensive on the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli army said security forces killed another 1,500 militias who entered their territory. (EFE)