The Israeli military on Friday said its helicopters struck army positions in the Syrian Golan in response to anti-aircraft fire launched toward the Israeli border.
"A number of targets were struck, including Syrian Armed Forces observation posts and intelligence collection posts on these bases," the IDF said in a statement.
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"The IDF holds the Syrian regime responsible for any such fire and will continue to act resolutely and forcibly to counter any attempt to infringe on Israeli sovereignty."
Syrian state news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying Israeli helicopters targeted three outposts in Syria's southern Quneitra area with anti-tank guided missiles, causing several forest fires. Two people were injured, the report alleged.
The strike came a few hours after the Israeli military said blasts were heard from the Syrian-held area of the Golan Heights. No casualties were reported but a building and an Israeli vehicle were damaged, it said.
Tension rose this week along the Israel-Syria frontier after a fighter of the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah was killed in an alleged Israeli strike south of Damascus on Monday.
The Israeli military said it has since boosted its forces on its northern front, where Israel borders Lebanon and Syria.
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