IDF identifies rocket fire from Syria, strikes terror infrastructure and source of launch
IAF fighter jets later, early Tuesday morning, struck terror infrastructure belonging to the Syrian military in the vicinity of the town of Mahajjah in southern Syria.
The IDF identified one rocket launch from Syria fired toward the area of Yonatan in the Golan Heights and returned fire, striking the source of the launch on Monday night, the IDF announced on Tuesday.
No injuries or casualties were reported in the attack.
IAF fighter jets later, early Tuesday morning, struck terror infrastructure belonging to the Syrian military in the vicinity of the town of Mahajjah in southern Syria, as well as struck another Syrian military post.
The recent launches come amid heightened tensions in Israel's north.
Iran has vowed to avenge the death of senior commander in the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Mohammed Reza Zahedi, who was killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria earlier in April.
Previous rocket launches from Syria
In early March, two rockets were launched from Syria toward the Golan Heights.
Following the event, the IDF attacked two sites belonging to the Syrian Army in southern Syria.
In a report published earlier this week containing statistical information regarding the Gaza war, the IDF noted that since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war and as of April 2, some 35 launches had crossed into Israeli territory.
Jerusalem Post Store
`; document.getElementById("linkPremium").innerHTML = cont; var divWithLink = document.getElementById("premium-link"); if (divWithLink !== null && divWithLink !== 'undefined') { divWithLink.style.border = "solid 1px #cb0f3e"; divWithLink.style.textAlign = "center"; divWithLink.style.marginBottom = "15px"; divWithLink.style.marginTop = "15px"; divWithLink.style.width = "100%"; divWithLink.style.backgroundColor = "#122952"; divWithLink.style.color = "#ffffff"; divWithLink.style.lineHeight = "1.5"; } } (function (v, i) { });