An airstrike on a vehicle in eastern Syria, near the border with Iraq, killed at least five fighters from pro-Iranian units, two security sources in the region told Reuters.
One of the sources stated that the attack was carried out by a drone, but he could not specify which army the drone belongs to. Another source said the fighters were targeted while changing shifts at the checkpoint, Reuters reported.
Large parts of Syria's eastern border with Iraq are controlled by armed groups linked to Iran that fought on behalf of the Syrian armed forces during the country's civil war.
Among them are Iraqi armed groups that also control the Iraqi side of the border. The border is now a hub for smuggling, with weapons moving from Iraq to Syria and other goods flowing in the opposite direction, to Iraq, the Guardian reports.
Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli in an attack in the West Bank, the Israeli army said, the Guardian reports.
An Israeli was killed and another person was wounded when Palestinian attackers opened fire on a main road in the occupied West Bank, Israel's emergency services and the military said.
The military said it was searching for the suspected attackers, blocking roads and conducting searches.
Violence in the West Bank, already on the rise before the Gaza war, has further escalated with increased Israeli military raids, settler violence and Palestinian street attacks.
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are holding military exercises in the western part of the country that will last until Tuesday, Iran's official news agency announced, according to the Guardian.
Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel following the July 31 assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The drills, which began on Friday, are being held in the western province of Kermanshah near the border with Iraq to "increase combat readiness and alertness," an armed forces official told IRNA.
According to Iranian media, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Ali Fadavi, said on Friday that Iran's supreme leader's orders regarding severe punishment of Israel and revenge for Haniyeh are clear and will be carried out in the "best possible way."
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a telephone conversation that he should conclude an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages held by Hamas, the German government said.
Soltz said in the conversation that many military goals were achieved in the fight against the Palestinian group Hamas, while civilian casualties and human suffering in the Gaza Strip are enormous.
"Ending the war in Gaza would be a decisive step towards regional de-escalation," German government spokesman Wolfgang Bichner said.
Bichner added that in the conversation Scholz expressed concern about the danger of a regional war in the Middle East and made it clear that the German government strongly condemns threats from Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon and others against the security of Israel and its citizens.
Concerns about a wider conflict in the Middle East have grown since Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, in an attack suspected to be carried out by Israel.
Iran and its allied forces in the region announced that they are planning retaliatory strikes on Israel after the assassination of the leader of Hamas and one of the leaders of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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The Israeli army ordered new evacuations in southern Gaza today after an airstrike on a school shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, local health authorities said.
Israel announced that it targeted the command post of Hamas activists and that 19 fighters were killed in the attack.
Israel has repeatedly ordered mass evacuations as its troops return to badly damaged areas where they previously fought members of the Palestinian movement Hamas.
The vast majority of Gaza's population of 2,3 million people have been displaced during the 10-month war, often multiple times.
Hundreds of thousands crammed into tent camps or sought shelter in schools like the one attacked on Saturday. Palestinians say they do not feel safe anywhere in the besieged territory.
The latest evacuation orders apply to areas in Khan Yunis, including part of the Israeli-declared humanitarian zone from which the military said the rockets were fired.
Israel accuses Hamas and other activists of hiding among civilians and launching attacks from residential areas.
Khan Younis, Gaza's second largest city, suffered extensive destruction during an air and ground offensive earlier this year. Tens of thousands fled again last Sunday after an earlier evacuation order.
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