(AFP, Jerusalem, 14th) The Israeli military said today that after the Golan Heights was attacked by Syrian rockets and triggered an alarm, the Israeli army immediately launched a counterattack.
Agence France-Presse quoted an Israeli military statement as saying, “Following initial alerts from the communities of Avnei Eitan and Alma, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) artillery is currently retaliating against the source of Syrian artillery fire. .”
The Israeli army stated in a subsequent statement that “Syria fired two rockets and attacked open areas of Israeli territory.”
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Palestinian faction working with Lebanese Hezbollah “launched a missile from the western countryside of Syria’s southern Daraa province into the occupied Golan Heights.” Rocket”.
Since the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel in the Gaza Strip on the 7th, Israel has been on high alert on its northern border. This is the second exchange of fire between Israel and Syria.
On the 10th of this month, the Israeli army said that the Golan Heights was attacked by artillery shells originating from Syria and fired artillery fire in response.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari warned that the country has “stationed a large number of troops in the north” and anyone who crosses the border to invade Israel “will be eliminated.”
Israel annexed the strategic Golan Heights in 1981 but has never been recognized by the United Nations.
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2023-10-14 23:07:59
