Israeli airstrikes target source of Syrian rocket fire

Israeli fighter jets struck a number of sites in southern Syria in response to rocket fire on the Golan Heights hours earlier, the Israel Defense Forces announces.

In a statement on X, the IDF says it struck launchers responsible for the cross-border fire.

There is no acknowledgment of the strikes from official Syrian media, but Hebrew-language media cite unspecified local reports of Israeli strikes near Daraa in southern Syria.

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The IDF earlier said it had shelled the source of the launches in an immediate reaction to the rocket fire, which occured at around 9:45 p.m.

All of the projectiles launched from Syria landed in open areas, causing no damage or injuries, the IDF said.