Israel Targets Syrian Position after Rocket Allegedly Hits Golan

Rasa - Israeli regime forces attacked a Syrian military position Wednesday, after claiming a rocket from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

News ID: 424905

Date: 09 November 2016 - 19:58

RNA - "In response to the projectile which hit Israel earlier today, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) targeted an artillery position of the Syria in the northern Syrian Golan Heights," a statement by the Israeli regime’s army said.

The rocket was believed to be stray fire from fighting between the Syrian government forces and terrorists, AFP reported.

It caused no casualties, the Israeli statement said, and was "most likely a result of the internal fighting in Syria."

Israel has repetedly attacked Syrian military targets. The Israeli army holds the Syrian government accountable for any fire from its territory, regardless of the source.

Israel occupied 1,200 square kilometers (460 square miles) of the Golan in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed it in a move never recognized by the international community.

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