Israel said Friday evening July 24 that it had struck military targets in southern Syria in retaliation for gunfire. “Ammunition” from Syria earlier today.
“Combat helicopters hit military targets in southern Syria belonging to the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF). A number of targets were hit, including SAF observation posts and intelligence systems installed at SAF bases ”, said a statement from the Israeli army.
Two “light injuries”
These strikes were a response to “Shooting of (…) ammunition from Syria” towards the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War in 1967. According to the Syrian state agency SANA, “Missiles” Israelis hit three targets, leaving two “Slightly injured” and causing forest fires.
Earlier on Friday, the IDF reported explosions on the Syrian side of the security fence in the Golan Heights, which damaged a vehicle and a civilian building on the Israeli side.
But she said initially that it was not possible to immediately establish whether this was an attempted attack on Israeli positions from Syria.