Israeli fighter jets and attack helicopters strike Assad regime targets in southern Syria
In a rare statement acknowledging strikes in neighbouring Syria, the Israeli army said its targets included “observation posts and intelligence collection systems, anti-aircraft artillery facilities and command and control systems".Israeli fighter jets and attack helicopters have struck military targets in southern Syria belonging to the Syrian regime, hours after thwarting an infiltration attempt from Syria by suspected militants trying to plant explosives.
The incident comes amid heightened tension on Israel’s northern frontier following a recent Israeli airstrike that killed a Hezbollah fighter in Syria and anticipation that the militant Lebanese group would retaliate.Earlier on Monday, Lieutenant colonel Jonathan Conricus, a military spokesman, said Israeli troops spotted “irregular” activity in the occupied Golan Heights.
A grainy video released by the army shows four figures walking away from barbed wire marking the frontier. The four then disappear in a large explosion that engulfs the area. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967 and later annexed the territory. The US is the only country to have recognised Israel’s annexation.Tensions have been high on Israel's northern frontier following the Israeli airstrike that killed the Hezbollah fighter in Syria last month.
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