Israeli military retaliates after Syrian rocket attacks

Jerusalem, April 9

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The Israeli military said its forces attacked targets in Syria early on Sunday after six rockets were launched from Syrian territory in two batches towards Israel in a rare attack from Israel’s northeastern neighbour.

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• Six rockets were launched from Syrian territory in two batches towards Israel
• Two rockets from the second barrage, launched on Sunday, crossed the border
• In the first attack on Saturday, one rocket landed in a field in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights

After the second barrage of three rockets, Israel initially said it responded with artillery fire into the area in Syria from where the rockets were fired. Later, the military said Israeli fighter jets attacked Syrian army sites, including a compound of Syria’s 4th Division and radar and artillery posts.

In the second barrage, which was launched early Sunday, two of the rockets crossed the border into Israel, with one being intercepted and the second landing in an open area, the Israeli military said.

In the first attack, on Saturday, one rocket landed in a field in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. Fragments of another destroyed missile fell into Jordanian territory. — AP