Israel Strikes Syrian Army Assets After Rocket Launches

Israel's military said its jets struck Syrian army infrastructure and mortar launchers early on Wednesday as a response to rocket launches from Syria toward Israel.

The military said it had identified two rocket launches from Syria that had landed in open areas late on Tuesday, and that it had responded with artillery fire at the sources of the launches.

In a further response, the military said its fighter jets "struck military infrastructure and mortar launchers belonging to the Syrian Army".

The military did not provide further details. It did not accuse Syria's army of firing the two rockets, which set off air raid sirens in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday.

Israel has twice attacked the international airports in Syria's capital Damascus and its second largest city Aleppo since the October 7 Hamas terror raid into southern Israel. These attacks are believed to be aimed at preventing Iranian military aid from reaching Syria and ultimately the Lebanese Hezbollah.

Israel has been regularly attacking Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria since 2017 to prevent Iranian entrenchment and weapons transfers to the Lebanese militant group.