| 2024 Palmyra airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict | |
  Palmyra | |
| Location | Palmyra, Syria |
| Date | 20 November 2024 |
| Target |  Syrian Army Hezbollah Harakat al-Nujaba |
Attack type | Airstrikes |
| Deaths | 108+ |
| Injured | 50+ |
| Perpetrator |  Israeli Air Force |
On 20 November 2024, the Israeli Air Force conducted an airstrike on residential buildings and an industrial area in Palmyra in central Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes killed at least 108 people, including 73 Iranian-backed Syrian militiamen and 29 foreign Iranian-backed militiamen, mostly members of the Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba of Iraq, as well as 15 Hezbollah militants. The strikes also injured more than 50 people.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Israeli strikes on Syria's Palmyra kills 36, state media say". BBC News. 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ AFP and ToI Staff. "Over 90 said dead, including 15 Hezbollah operatives, in alleged Israeli strike in Syria". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "Death toll update | 108 people, including 73 Syrian militiamen, killed in Israeli airstrikes on Palmyra - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2024-11-27.