Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war.
Jerusalem:
The Israeli military says its aircraft struck targets in Syria after a projectile hit the Israeli-controlled part of the Golan Heights.
The military said today that it hit Syrian Armed Forces mortar launchers overnight. The military declined to describe the projectile that landed on Wednesday, saying only that it caused no injuries.
Israel has largely remained on the sidelines of the war in neighbouring Syria, but has carried out similar reprisals on Syrian positions when errant fire has previously landed in Israeli-controlled territory.
Israel is also widely believed to have carried out airstrikes on arms shipments said to be destined for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war.
The military said today that it hit Syrian Armed Forces mortar launchers overnight. The military declined to describe the projectile that landed on Wednesday, saying only that it caused no injuries.
Israel has largely remained on the sidelines of the war in neighbouring Syria, but has carried out similar reprisals on Syrian positions when errant fire has previously landed in Israeli-controlled territory.
Israel is also widely believed to have carried out airstrikes on arms shipments said to be destined for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war.
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