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Israel strikes back at Syria after rocket attack

Source: ANI   -  Edited By: Utkarsh Mishra
October 25, 2023 14:48 IST
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The Israel Defence Forces on Wednesday said that it struck several Syrian military targets after rockets were fired from Syria toward Israeli communities in the Golan Heights.

IMAGE: A woman looks on as Syrians gather during a pro-Palestinian protest to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, near Damascus, on October 20, 2023. Photograph: Firas Makdesi/Reuters

The IDF said that fighter jets hit 'military infrastructure' and mortar launching sites.

'In response to rocket launches from Syria toward Israel yesterday, IDF fighter jets struck military infrastructure and mortar launchers belonging to the Syrian Army,' posted IDF on X.

 

A day ago, the IDF said two rockets were launched from Syria at northern Israel, setting off alarms in the Golan Heights communities of Neot Golan, Bnei Yehuda and Givat Yoav.

According to the IDF, both projectiles landed in open areas and it was responding with artillery shelling at the source of the fire in Syria.

'Responding to the rocket launches from Syria toward Israel yesterday, IDF fighter jets struck military infrastructure and mortar launchers belonging to the Syrian Army,' the IDF said.

A rocket warning alert sounded in Kissufim, a kibbutz east of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning and sirens were also heard overnight in two other kibbutzim in the area, The Times of Israel reported.

In another development from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, at least three people were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike in Jenin, The Times of Israel quoted the Palestinian Authority's Wafa news agency as saying.

The military said that the strike targeted Palestinian gunmen who were shooting at Israeli soldiers and hurling explosives in the northern West Bank.

According to a military statement, the soldiers 'identified hits' among the gunmen.

As the war rages, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will depart for Israel on Wednesday to show solidarity with the country and its people in the wake of the October 7 terror attacks and amid the ongoing war with the terrorist group Hamas, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The government spokespersons of both countries confirmed on Tuesday about their visit to Israel.

'The aim of the talks will be support for Israel, including coordination in the context of the European Council, which meets this week,' the Czech spokesperson said in a text message.

The leaders will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, according to the spokespeople for both governments, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The Austrian government, in a statement, said Austrian Chancellor Nehammer will also meet the family members of Austrian-Israeli nationals, who are currently being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

'Hamas terror must end, and for this, we need unity among all sides to prevent a possible conflagration - we will all make our contribution to this,' Nehammer said in the statement.

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Source: ANI  -  Edited By: Utkarsh Mishra
 
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