While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans for an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Israel has launched its largest attack on Syria since 7 October
An Israeli air strike on Syria's Aleppo province killed at least 42 Syrian soldiers on Friday, according to a war monitor, which added that Hezbollah weapons depots were located in the area.
The Israeli attack targeted an area "near rocket depots belonging to Lebanese group Hezbollah", said the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has an extensive network of sources in Syria.
"Forty-two killed, including six from Lebanon's Hezbollah group" and 36 Syrian soldiers in the Israeli strike targeting a Hezbollah weapons depot, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
It also said that the targeted area is near Aleppo's international airport.
Syrian state news agency SANA said the pre-dawn strike killed and wounded civilians, as well as military personnel.
The attack has heightened fears of Israel's war on Gaza leading to a wider regional war.
