Countries That Have Been Attacked by Israel Since October 7

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - As Israel's assault on Gaza continues into its 10th month, fears of regional escalation are growing, with attacks in Lebanon and the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31. Haniyeh was killed in the early hours of Wednesday in the Iranian capital, Tehran, according to a statement by the Palestinian group Hamas, which blamed Israel for his death.

The attack came less than 24 hours after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed at least three people and wounded 74. Among those killed was senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.

According to an analysis of data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), since October 7, Israel has been responsible for 17,081 incidents of air/drone strikes, artillery/rocket attacks, remote-controlled explosive devices, and destruction of property in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

The following are Middle Eastern countries that Israel has attacked since October 7, 2023.

Cross-border attacks in Lebanon

Israel has attacked Lebanon nearly four times as often, with more than 6,544 attacks along the 120-kilometer border and further north, killing more than 590 people, since October 8, when Hezbollah began attacking Israel in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

The latest attack in Lebanon on Tuesday was described by the Israeli military as a "precision strike" on Shukr, on the southern outskirts of Beirut. Three civilians were killed and 74 wounded in the attack, Lebanese officials said.

Israeli officials said it was in response to an attack Saturday on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. 12 children and teenagers were killed. Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the attack.

Attack on Syria

Israel has also been responsible for more than 144 armed incidents in Syria since October 7, killing more than 260 people. Since launching its war on Gaza, Israel has significantly increased the frequency and intensity of its attacks targeting Iran and its ally Hezbollah in Syria, particularly around the capital Damascus.

In April, Israeli jets leveled the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including two generals who headed the elite Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon.

Days before the Iranian consulate attack, the Israeli military launched massive attacks on Syria's northern Aleppo province, killing at least 40 people, mostly soldiers.

Attacks on Iran

In April, Iranian air defenses were deployed in several parts of the country after reports of explosions near the airport in Isfahan province, following escalating tensions with Israel in the wake of the latter's attack on the Iranian consulate building on April 1.

Iran's Fars News Agency reported that "three explosions" were heard near the city of Qahjavarestan in Isfahan Province, near the province's airport and an army airbase. Isfahan, located in the center of Iran, is home to the country's uranium conversion facility in the southeastern region of Zerdenjan. The Natanz uranium enrichment facility is also located in the province.

Meanwhile, US media reported that senior American officials had told them Israeli missiles had hit an Iranian site.

Attack on Yemen

Last month, Israeli forces struck the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah in response to attacks by the Houthi group, killing six.

Israel's airstrikes came a day after the Houthis claimed responsibility for a drone attack on the port of Eilat in southern Israel, which killed one person in Tel Aviv and injured 10.

These airstrikes were the first direct attack by Israel against the Houthis since the start of the Gaza war.

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