Israel conducts airstrikes on Syrian army headquarters near Golan Heights
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(Syria News) The Israeli army carried out, on Saturday, several air strikes on the headquarters of the Syrian army, near Golan Heights, Qasioun News reported.
Spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces, Avichay Adraee, said that the Israeli army forces were able to destroy 3 artillery vehicles belonging to the Syrian regime forces, near Golan Heights.
The Israeli air strikes were conducted, after the Syrian army fired five missiles towards the occupied lands, 4 of them were discovered by the Israeli forces, Adraee added.
Adaree also said in tweets, “If there is an escalation in the fire, its continuation will face an Israeli escalation in response,” adding that, “the IDF will not tolerate any attempt to undermine the sovereignty of the State of Israel and the security of its population.”
“Syrian regime is responsible for any incident happening within the territory,” he explained.
Last week, Israeli warplanes conducted air strikes, targeting anti-warplanes weapons and rockets launchers belonging to the Syrian army, near an army’s headquarters, located 50 kilometers east of Damascus, after the Syrian army launched SA-5 missiles and opened fire on Israeli jets, which were flying over Lebanon.
After the incident, Adaree revealed that Israel has no interest in escalating the situation; however, the Israeli troops will be prepared for any hostile activity against it.