Israel’s military stated Monday it had carried out strikes on army infrastructure inside Syria as fears develop that its battle in opposition to Hamas might spur a broader regional battle.

“A short time ago, an IDF fighter jet attacked the launchers” from the place assaults originated in a single day in the direction of Israeli territory, the army stated. Follow Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates here.

The Israeli jet “struck military infrastructure in Syrian territory”, it stated.

The military didn’t present extra particulars, however in keeping with Israeli public broadcaster Kan News, the strikes came about close to the southern Syrian metropolis off Daraa.

Syria’s defence ministry on Monday stated Israel struck at round 1:35 am (2335 GMT) “from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting two positions of our armed forces in the Daraa countryside, causing some material losses”.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights battle monitor stated Israel focused military positions together with “an artillery battalion” in Daraa province, in response to shelling on the close by occupied Golan Heights.

Concerns are rising in regards to the regional fallout from Israel’s battle on Hamas in Gaza.

There has been a string of assaults on US forces in Iraq and Syria in addition to growing exchanges of fireplace between Hezbollah and Israeli forces on the Lebanon border because the Gaza battle started.

Late Sunday, the Israeli army stated it was putting “Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon”, additionally in response to rocket fireplace.

Cross-border exchanges with Hezbollah have turn into an nearly every day prevalence since October 7, when Hamas militants from Gaza stormed into southern Israel and killed greater than 1,400 individuals, principally civilians, and seized almost 240 hostages, in keeping with Israeli officers.

Israel has responded with an unrelenting bombardment of Gaza, which the Hamas-run well being ministry says has killed greater than 8,000 individuals, almost half of them youngsters.

Since the Hamas assault, cross-border violence has killed at the least 61 individuals in Lebanon in keeping with an AFP tally.

Most had been Hezbollah fighters, though there have been 4 civilians among the many victims, together with one journalist.

Israeli officers have reported 4 deaths, together with one civilian.

Nearly 29,000 individuals have been displaced in Lebanon because of the clashes, in keeping with the International Organization for Migration.