Roundup: Death toll rises to 49 in Israeli attack on Syria's Palmyra city

DAMASCUS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from an Israeli missile attack that hit sites in and around the city of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday has risen to 49, with over 50 others wounded, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The Britain-based watchdog group reported that among the fatalities were 24 Syrian nationals affiliated with Iranian militias, including officers in the Syrian