Israeli tanks strike a Syrian mortar position near the Syrian city of Quneitra on Thursday, which fired a shell that struck the northern Golan Heights hours earlier, the Israel Defense Forces says.
On Thursday afternoon, the mortar shell landed in an open field on the Golan Heights in an apparent case of spillover fire from the fighting in Syria, the army says.
There were no reports of injuries or property damage.
In response to the mortar shell, Israeli tanks stationed near the border fired back at the Syrian military position on Thursday evening.
“The IDF holds the Syrian regime responsible for any aggression from within its territory, and will not tolerate any attacks threatening the Israeli sovereignty and the safety of its civilians,” the army said.
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