Israeli forces have struck multiple military targets in Syria in retaliation to six rockets being launched into the territory it controls overnight.
\nIn a rare attack from its north-eastern neighbour, Syria fired the rockets at Israel\u2019s Golan Heights in two batches, but only three of the missiles fell within Israeli territory and no one is believed to have been injured.
\nAccording to Mail Online, the attack from Syria comes after Israeli forces stormed one of Jerusalem\u2019s most holy mosques during Ramadan \u2013 with videos purportedly showing Israeli police officers beating Palestinians with batons and rifle butts at the mosque.
\nFollowing the second round of overnight rockets, Israeli forces confirmed they had responded with artillery fire into the Syrian territory where the rockets had been launched from.
\nLater, the military said Israeli fighter jets attacked Syrian army sites, including a compound of Syria\u2019s 4th Division and radar and artillery posts.
\nThe Israeli military \u201csees the State of Syria responsible for all activities occurring within its territory and will not allow any attempts to violate Israeli sovereignty.\u201d
\nDamascus-based Palestinian group, Al-Quds Brigade, who are loyal to the Syrian regime, claimed responsibility for launching the three missiles on Saturday, according to Lebanese channel Al-Mayadeen TV.
\nThe report quoted the Al-Quds Brigade as saying it fired the rockets in retaliation for the police raid on the sensitive holy site Al-Aqsa Mosque.
\nAn adviser to Syria President Bashar Assad described the rocket strikes as \u201cpart of the previous, present and continuing response to the brutal enemy.\u201d
\nThe cross-border attacks come amid heightened tension in Lebanon, Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank \u2013 which coincides with the crossover of Ramadan, Passover and Easter.
\nThe raid of the Al-Aqsa mosque has led to increased violence in the country and on Friday, two British-Israeli sisters, Maya and Rina Dee, were shot dead in the occupied West Bank, allegedly by Palestinian gunmen.
\nIn the first rocket attack, on Saturday, one rocket landed in a field in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights. Fragments of another destroyed missile fell into Jordanian territory near the Syrian border, Jordan\u2019s military reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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