Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria’s Aleppo province early on Friday, stepping up its campaign against Iran’s proxies in parallel with its war in Gaza.
Israel has ramped up airstrikes Syria against both the Lebanese Hezbollah militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since the Iranian-backed Palestinian faction Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, and in recent days its pilots have resumed regular practice for “deep” raids into Lebanon.
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