BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said its aircraft attacked a Syrian army position on Tuesday after a stray mortar bomb struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, and it denied a Syrian statement that a warplane and drone were shot down. Syria’s army command said in a statement that Israeli warplanes had attacked an army position at 1 a.m. on Tuesday (2200 GMT, Monday) in the countryside of Quneitra province. The Israeli military said its aircraft attacked targets in Syria hours after the mortar bomb from fighting among factions in Syria struck the Golan Heights. The Syrian army said it had shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone after the Israeli attack. At no point was the safety of (Israeli) aircraft compromised.”The seven-day truce in Syria, brokered by Russia and the United States, is their second attempt this year by to halt the bloodshed.

Source: Huffington Post September 13, 2016 07:48 UTC