Middle East news summary, July 5
JERUSALEM — Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open field in southern Israel on Sunday evening, the military said.
The fire triggered sirens in several communities near the Gaza Strip, a military spokesperson said in a statement. (Israel-Gaza-Rockets)
DAMASCUS — The Islamic State (IS) group has intensified attacks against the Syrian government forces in the eastern desert region, a war monitor reported on Sunday.
Over the past 72 hours, 20 Syrian soldiers were killed and 25 others went missing as a result of the IS attack in the desert of the Sukhneh town in eastern Syria, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-IS-Attacks)
ANKARA — Turkey’s COVID-19 cases increased by 1,148 on Sunday, raising the total number in the country to 205,758, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Meanwhile, 19 people died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,225, while 1,188 more patients recovered, raising the total recoveries to 180,680, the minister tweeted. (Turkey-COVID19)