More war in Palmyra

PALMYRA WATCH: Israeli strikes on Syria's Palmyra kill 36, state media say (David Gritten, BBC News). The number of casualties is updated at the end of the article:

The SOHR initially reported that 41 people were killed, but later said the death toll had risen to 68.

It identified them as 42 Syrian members of Iran-backed militias, and 22 foreign members, mostly from Nujaba, and four Lebanese members of Hezbollah.

The number varies in the reports. Still the fog of war.

The strikes were in the area of the modern city, not the ancient ruins. The Arab News reports this:

The director general of Antiquities and Museums in Syria, Nazir Awad, told AFP the city’s temples “did not suffer any direct damage” during the latest strikes.

“We need to conduct a survey on the ground to confirm these observations,” he added.

It is sad to see war coming to Palmyra yet again.

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