The Israeli air force hit Syrian government forces after mortar fire from its war-wracked neighbour struck the Israeli-held zone of the Golan Heights on Sunday, the military said. It said in a statement that “mortar fire” from Syria hit an open area without causing any apparent injuries, but it did not specify how many shells fell. “In response to mortar fire earlier today, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) targeted cannons of the Syrian regime in the northern Syrian Golan Heights,” the English-language statement said. “The IDF will continue to act to safeguard Israel.”In the August 22 exchange, the Israeli air force hit what it said was a Syrian army rocket launcher in response to “stray fire from Syrian conflict”. Israel seized 1,200 square kilometres of the Golan Heights from Syria in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed it in a move never recognised by the international community.

Source: Indian Express September 04, 2016 21:21 UTC