Israel Strikes Gaza, Syria And West Bank

October 22, 2023 8:04 am

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes have struck targets across Gaza as well as two airports in neighboring Syria as the 2-week-old war with Hamas in Gaza threatens to spiral into a broader conflict. Israel has traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group on a near-daily basis since the war began, and tensions are also soaring in the Israeli-occupied West Bank where Israeli forces have battled militants in refugee camps and carried out two airstrikes in recent days. For days, Israel has seemed to be on the verge of launching a ground offensive in Gaza as part of its response to Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 rampage. A convoy of 17 aid trucks was allowed to enter Gaza from Egypt on Sunday, the second shipment in two days.