Nine people reported killed as military hits Hezbollah targets while the Iran-backed group fires on IDF positionsIsrael responds to Hezbollah rocket attack with airstrikes on south LebanonAirstrikes hit hospitals in Syria’s Idlib region as insurgents fight Assad forcesIf you wanted some background reading on the conflict in Syria, then over the past few hours we have published two useful explainers. This map and article explain who controls territory on the ground in the country.Additionally my colleague Jason Burke has this piece explaining how Syrian militants HTS seized Aleppo so quickly. Here is an excerpt:This sudden turn of events is shocking but not entirely surprising, veteran observers say. “Everyone watching Syria knows it has been a tinderbox under very great pressure both domestically and from regional powers for years. The war has been continuing in the background” said Charlie Winter, a Syria expert and director of ExTrac, a UK-based risk intelligence platform. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/03/middle-east-crisis-live-ceasefire-israel-lebanon-syria-gaza
Author : Martin Belam
Publish date : 2024-12-03 08:05:00
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Middle East crisis live: ceasefire on edge after deadly Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon
