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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.

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Civil Infrastructure in Syria, Report Says

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Since October 1, Israel has been conducting a ground operation against Lebanese movement Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, while launching airstrikes not only on Lebanese territory but also on Syria.
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Israeli aircraft hit the central Mazzeh district of the Syrian capital of Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Thursday. Another strike hit a residential building in the Qudsaya district, the news agency said.
The Israel Defense Forces has been targeting infrastructure along the border between the two Arab countries, claiming it is used for supplying weapons to the Shia movement, as well as regularly striking Damascus.
In October, the Israeli military also attacked the Iranian Saba Machinery Manufacturing Plant in the industrial town of Hesya in Syria's Homs province, along with many other targets.
Civilian infrastructure has also been targeted in the attacks. For instance, an airstrike on a residential building in the Sayyidah Zaynab area in the Damascus suburbs on November 10 killed seven civilians, including women and children, and injured 20 others.
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia condemns Israel's aggression against Syria. He noted that the geography of hostilities in the Middle East is expanding, leading to further destabilization in the region and escalating tensions.