Middle East
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Oct- 2023 -9 October
Cyberattacks Slam Israel After Hamas Surprise Assault
Israel has incurred several cyberattacks following the large-scale surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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9 October
Turkish Strike on Kurds in Syria Kills 20: Monitor
A Turkish air strike killed 20 Kurdish security personnel and wounded dozens at a training center for police in Kurdish-held northeast Syria, a war monitor said.
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9 October
250 Dead at Site of Music Festival Attacked by Hamas: Israeli NGO
Hamas gunmen killed around 250 people who attended an outdoor music festival in an Israeli community near Gaza at the weekend, a volunteer who helped collect the bodies said.
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9 October
Syria Shelling Toll After Homs Attack Reaches 41 Civilians
Six Syrians were killed by regime shelling, taking the number of civilian victims in four days of reprisal attacks on rebel areas to 41, a war monitor said.
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9 October
US Deploying Ships Closer to Israel, Sends Munitions
President Joe Biden ordered US ships and warplanes to move closer to Israel in a show of support, while sending fresh military aid after attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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8 October
Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Israel Trade Cross-Border Fire
Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel said they traded cross-border fire, as Israel fought the Shiite movement's ally Hamas on its southern flank.
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7 October
Turkey Launches New Wave of Syria Strikes
Turkey said it had a launched a new wave of air strikes against Kurdish targets in Syria in retaliation for a bombing attack in Ankara.
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7 October
Israel and Gaza at War After Hamas Launches Surprise Attack
Palestinian Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israel, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza as Israel retaliated with air strikes.
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6 October
First Turkish Soldier Dies in Syria Escalation
A Turkish soldier has died of injuries sustained in a rocket attack in Syria, the defense ministry said, Ankara's first fatality since it launched a wave of air strikes this week.
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6 October
US F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria
US warplanes shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said -- an incident likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.
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