Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Israel Defense Forces Says Struck Syria in Response to Drone Launch to Israel's City Eilat

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Thursday, according to media Times of Israel, which cited the Israeli medical emergency service MDA, following the explosion of a drone at a local school in the country's city of Eilat, six people were hospitalized.
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck Syria in response to a drone launch to the city of Eilat in southern Israel.

"The IDF struck in Syria in response to the launch of a UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] to Eilat," the IDF said on Telegram.

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The Israeli army said it would respond to any aggression.
"A short while ago, the IDF struck the organization in Syria that carried out the launch of a UAV toward Eilat yesterday (Thursday), which hit a school in the city. The IDF holds the Syrian regime fully responsible for every terror activity emanating from its territory. The IDF will respond severely to every aggression against Israeli territory," it said.
The Times of Israel reported Thursday citing the national medical emergency service MDA that six people had been hospitalized in Eilat after the explosion of a drone at a local school.
On October 7, Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel from Gaza. The next day, Israel launched a retaliatory military campaign with the goal of eliminating Hamas and imposed a complete blockade on Gaza, home to some 2 million Palestinians and cutting off supplies of water, food, and fuel. On October 27, Israel launched a large-scale ground incursion inside the Gaza Strip to eliminate Hamas fighters and rescue the hostages.