by Barney Breen-Portnoy and Israel Hayom Staff
Shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, rocket sirens sound in northern Golan Heights • Rockets explode in open areas, no injuries or damage reported • IDF returns fire at the source of the rocket fire.
The Israel-Syria border in
the Golan Heights [Archive]
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Photo credit: Ancho Gosh / JINI  |
At least two rockets were fired from Syria
into Israel early Tuesday afternoon, setting off warning sirens in the
northern part of the Golan Heights. Local residents reported hearing
explosions.
Shortly before 1 p.m., sirens sounded in the
northern Golan communities of Majdal Shams, Odem, El Rom, Buq'ata,
Mas'ade, Neve Ativ, Nimrod and Ein Qiniyye.
The rockets exploded in open areas in the Golan Heights and no injuries or damage were reported.
The IDF returned fire at the source of the rocket fire in Syria.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, tweeted, "Following rockets striking the Golan Heights, #IDF responded with artillery towards the positions that launched the attack."
In the wake of the rocket attack, visitors were evacuated from the Mount Hermon ski site.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, tweeted, "Following rockets striking the Golan Heights, #IDF responded with artillery towards the positions that launched the attack."
In the wake of the rocket attack, visitors were evacuated from the Mount Hermon ski site.
Tensions have been high recently on the borders with Syria and Lebanon since the reported Israeli airstrike on
Jan. 18 in Syria's Quneitra region in which a number of high-level
Hezbollah operatives and Iranian military officials were killed.
Barney Breen-Portnoy and Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=23105
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