Errant projectile from Syria lands in Golan Heights

A projectile struck an open field on the Golan Heights on Thursday in an apparent case of spillover fire from the fighting in Syria, the Israel Defense Forces said.

There were no reports of injuries or property damage.

It was not immediately clear whether the projectile was a rocket or a mortar shell.

The army said the projectile landed in the northern Golan Heights and soldiers were searching for the debris.

No siren was sounded as the warning system detected the projectile would land in an uninhabited area.

The spillover came after Israeli jets bombed an anti-aircraft battery near Damascus earlier in the week which had fired on an Israeli plane.

On Wednesday afternoon, rocket sirens rang out in IDF bases in the Golan Heights, set off by internal fighting across the border.

Speaking shortly after the sirens, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Israel had “all the tools needed to deal” with the challenge of Iran in Syria, one of the strongest backers of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

“The Iranians are trying to take control of Syria to become the dominant power there,” he said.

Also Wednesday, Iran’s military chief of staff warned that Tehran would not tolerate violations of Syrian sovereignty by Israel and vowed that the two countries would jointly fight against Syria’s enemies.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.