SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for launching three drone attacks toward Israel earlier in the day, one targeting Eilat port and the two others a "military target" in the Negev region.
The Houthis will continue launching missile and drone attacks toward Israel until "the aggression on Gaza stops and the blockade is lifted," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said. (Yemen-Israel-Houthi Attacks)
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DOHA -- Hamas-Israel indirect talks are continuing in Doha without a set timeframe for their conclusion, Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said Tuesday.
"As long as meetings are taking place, the delegations are present here in Doha, and all parties are communicating on a daily basis. These negotiations are ongoing," Al Ansari told a weekly media briefing, noting the continued engagement of all sides although "no timeframe" could be established at this stage. (Qatar-Gaza Ceasefire-Indirect Talks)
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BEIRUT -- Twelve people were killed and eight others injured Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a Syrian refugee camp and an artesian well drilling vehicle in the Wadi Faara highlands in eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese security and official sources.
The official Lebanese National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the Wadi Faara area, one of which targeted a camp for Syrian refugees, resulting in 12 deaths, including seven Syrians, while eight others were injured. (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrike-Casualties)
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DAMASCUS/JERUSALEM -- A series of Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday targeted convoys of Syrian forces in and around the southern Syrian city of Sweida, killing and wounding several personnel, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and state media outlets.
The attacks included a strike on general security vehicles inside the city, and another at Sweida's western entrance that hit a Syrian army convoy, reportedly killing at least one soldier. A previous strike on Tuesday destroyed a Syrian army tank stationed within the city. (Syria-Israeli Airstrikes-Casualties) ■
