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At least 33 civilians and regime troops were killed and injured in Israel's airstrikes on the Syrian countryside near Aleppo, according to multiple media outlets and officials.   33 civilians and military personnel were killed in the assault on Aleppo early on Friday, according to two security officials who communicated to Media.   At least "36 Syrian soldiers" were killed in the attack, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The target was artillery depots belonging to the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah."   The Syrian state news agency SANA said that "civilians and military personnel" had been killed and injured in the strike.   "At approximately 1:45 am, Israel launched an air attack from the direction of Athriya, southeast of Aleppo," the agency claimed.

As many as 100 Palestinians have reportedly been martyred by recent Israeli strikes on Al-Shifa Hospital, the biggest medical facility in the Gaza Strip, according to a government official in Gaza.  The head of the Gaza Media Office announced on Friday night that 4 patients had died as a result of Israel's strikes on the Gaza City hospital and that many hospital employees were among those martyred.  The Gaza Health Ministry reports that 30,000 displaced Palestinians are looking for refuge in Al-Shifa Hospital.  Hamas denounced the strike on Friday, claiming it is a part of the methodical demolition of Gaza's medical infrastructure. The Israeli government continued its attacks on further areas of the besieged Palestinian territory on Saturday morning, targeting the middle and southern sections.  From October 2023 to 21 March 2024, at least 32,088 Palestinians had been martyred by Israel in Gaza, and 74,188 Palestinians were wounded, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

Monday afternoon, President Bashar al-Assad congratulated Vladimir Putin on his presidential election triumph. "I congratulate you for your victory and re-election as President of Russia with an overwhelming majority," President al-Assad stated in a congratulatory cable. President al-Assad said that this triumph demonstrates the Russian people's strong faith in Putin and his national policies and strategic objectives, which are based on the people's interests and Russia's long-standing global position.  His Excellency stated that Russia has a rich history and civilization founded on principles and values, as well as respect for the interests and rights of other nations and peoples, rather than conquest, dominance, and pillage. Assad greeted his Russian counterpart's success in his commitments and obligations, as well as distinctive relations and bilateral cooperation that would benefit both Syria and Russia.