The country said six rockets were fired towards the Golan Heights from sites inside Syria.
Israel struck multiple military targets in Syria after rockets were fired into territory it controls overnight, the Israeli military has said.
Officials said three rockets had entered Israeli territory. Two hit open ground and a third was intercepted.Defence officials claimed that air defences had responded to the attack and successfully intercepted some of the missiles. It added that no casualties had been reported, with only material damage caused by the strikes.Earlier, air raid sirens had sounded in the Golan Heights after rockets were fired from Syrian territory, but no casualties or damage were reported.
In a statement early on Sunday, Israeli Defence Forces said it "sees the state of Syria responsible for all activities occurring within its territory and will not allow any attempts to violate Israeli sovereignty". belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which it blamed for a barrage of 34 rockets fired into northern Israel on Thursday.
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