The Israel Defense Forces fired a missile at a Syrian military post in response to fire on Israeli troops in the Golan Heights.
The missile fired Sunday destroyed the military post and reportedly injured two Syrian soldiers.
The Israeli attack came after gunfire from Syria struck an IDF jeep
on Saturday night, damaging the vehicle. Israeli soldiers also came
under fire on Sunday morning. No Israeli soldiers were injured in the
attacks.
"We take the firing of bullets at IDF forces in Israeli territory
very seriously. In response the IDF returned fire in line with the
government policy: Any violation of Israeli sovereignty and fire from
the Syrian side will be answered with the silencing of the source of
fire. The Syrian regime is responsible for every breach of sovereignty.
We will not allow the Syrian army or any other groups to violate
Israel's sovereignty in any way," Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon
said in a statement.
It is unclear whether the bullets fired into Israeli territory had
gone astray as part of Syria's civil war, or if they were fired
intentionally at Israeli troops.
It is not the first time that gunfire from Syria has struck Israeli
targets in recent months. In some cases, Israel has retaliated.
Israel has also cared for injured Syrian rebels in at least two instances in recent weeks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday night in a
Facebook post that some of his motivation in apologizing to Turkey on
March 22 for the Mavi Marmara incident was because of the threat from
Syria as its civil war continues to escalate.
"It’s important that Turkey and Israel, which both share a border
with Syria, are able to communicate with each other and this is also
relevant to other regional challenges. In addition, the visit of US
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Kerry created an
opportunity to end the crisis," Netanyahu wrote. "Syria is crumbling,
and its massive stockpiles of advanced weapons are starting to fall into
the hands of various elements. What we fear most is that terrorist
groups will get their hands on chemical weapons."
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2013/03/24/3122901/israel-fires-missile-at-syrian-military-post
Sunday 24 March 2013
Israel fires missile at Syrian military post
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