Israeli strike in Syria in response to rocket strike

Israel's military said today it hit a Syrian army position in response to a rocket strike from southern Syria in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. This cross-border exchange of fire comes days after an airstrike attributed to Israel destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, killing senior Iranian military officials and heightening regional tensions. The military said “warplanes attacked military infrastructure of the Syrian army overnight in the Mahaja area” about 30 kilometers from the demilitarized zone that separates the Syrian, Israeli-held Golan Heights from Syria itself. . The Israeli military added that it identified a rocket strike that came from Syrian territory in the occupied Golan Heights yesterday without causing casualties, clarifying that the artillery had hit the point from which it was launched. The Israeli army strengthened its defenses […]
Source: News Beast

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