All articles tagged with #airstrike
Fourteen people, including elderly civilians and several monks, were killed when the Myanmar military carried out air strikes on a monastery in Myaung township, Sagaing region, as worshippers gathered for a meditation retreat during Buddhist Lent. A second strike occurred while rescuers were searching for survivors. The military has not commented on the attack.
A Myanmar military air strike hit a Buddhist monastery in Swel Le Oh village, Myaung township, during a weeklong Buddhist Lent retreat, killing 14 people and wounding about 20 as more than 100 worshippers were present; opposition groups and locals reported the toll, noting two bombs were dropped about 15 minutes apart.
The IDF says an airstrike on a cafe in Gaza City's Shati area killed six people and targeted four Hamas commanders from the Nukhba force who were meeting there and planned attacks on Israeli troops; Hamas authorities put the death toll at six with ten wounded. The IDF stated it took precautions to minimize civilian harm, while Netanyahu’s government has tightened strike authorization rules, arguing such actions are needed to protect soldiers, a stance Defense Minister Katz reiterated amid broader regional tensions and peacemaking discussions.
Eight Israeli air strikes hit Abu al-Duhur air base in Idlib, Syria, causing extensive damage but no casualties; the attack, the first on the base since Assad's government fell in 2024, drew condemnation from the United States and Jordan as an 'unnecessary escalation,' while Syria condemned the strikes and Israel had not commented.
Syria and U.S. envoy Tom Barrack accuse Israel of overnight strikes on the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Idlib, calling it an unnecessary escalation that threatens regional stability; Israel has not claimed responsibility. Reports say the airbase runway was targeted, but details and casualties are unclear as authorities have not issued official responses. Both Damascus and Washington advocate de-escalation and restraint amid regional tensions.
Bahrain and Kuwait reportedly carried out direct airstrikes against Iran, targeting drone and missile facilities, in what sources cited by The Wall Street Journal said were the first known attacks by Gulf states on Tehran; the operation followed weeks of Iranian assaults on Gulf bases and involved UAE intelligence and defensive support, indicating a notable escalation in the region’s conflict.
An Al Jazeera Mubasher cameraman, Ahmed Washah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home in central Gaza’s Bureij camp, less than three months after his brother Mohammed Washah, also an Al Jazeera journalist, was killed in a separate strike. Israel’s IDF said Ahmed was a Hamas sniper operative, a claim Al Jazeera and CPJ contested. The ceasefire remains fragile, with ongoing strikes and more than 1,000 Palestinians dead since the truce began, marking the continued toll on journalists and civilians alike.
The U.S. says it killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the longtime head of the Tren de Aragua gang, in an airstrike announced by President Trump and coordinated with Venezuela. The gang is described as a transnational criminal network involved in extortion, kidnapping and drug trafficking, with operations spanning Latin America and into the United States. The White House says the strike is lawful under its armed-conflict posture against drug cartels, though critics question the legality and the available evidence of targeting such individuals.
Ahead of their World Cup opener, Iran arrived in Tijuana wearing gold pins reading ‘#168’ to honor the 168 people killed in the February missile strike on Minab Elementary School; the remembrance gestures come as FIFA restricts political messages, with Iran training in Mexico due to visa delays and their group matches slated in the United States (Los Angeles and Seattle).
Israel's military is ordering residents in southern Lebanon to evacuate as it expands operations against Hezbollah, with airstrikes destroying homes in villages such as Maarakeh and Charnay and signaling intensified fighting and civilian displacement.
Israel says it killed Mohammed Odeh, the newly appointed head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, in an airstrike the day before, after previously killing his predecessor; Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz framed the operation as part of a broader campaign to eliminate leaders behind the Oct. 7 attacks amid ongoing Gaza casualties.
Israel carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after a Lebanese drone attack on northern Israel killed a Israeli soldier, signaling a renewed cross-border escalation.
Israel said it killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades and a key planner of the Oct. 7 attacks, in an airstrike in Gaza, with funerals and casualties reported in Gaza City following the strike.
Lebanon’s prime minister accuses Israel of crimes against humanity after a double-tap airstrike in al-Tayri kills veteran Al Akhbar journalist Amal Khalil and wounds Zeinab Faraj; rescuers came under Israeli fire and Khalil’s body was recovered hours later. Khalil is the ninth journalist killed in Lebanon this year, as Lebanon and Israel’s conflict amid broader regional tensions continues, with Israel denying it targeted journalists.
Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil of Al-Akhbar was killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a house she was taking cover in in al-Tiri, south Lebanon, highlighting the deadly toll of the Israel-Lebanon conflict.