Strikes come amid sharply increased Israel-Palestinian tensions following Israeli raids this week on al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem
Israel fired rockets at Syria early on Sunday in retaliation for launches against Israeli-controlled territory, the military said, as tension along Israel’s northern border remained high after a cross-border exchange of fire.
No damage was reported from any of the six rockets launched towards Israel, which Lebanon-based al-Mayadeen TV said were claimed by al-Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement.
Israel said it had launched artillery strikes and a drone against the rocket launchers in Syria. Only three of the rockets crossed into Israeli-controlled territory, with two falling into open ground and a third intercepted by air defence systems, the military said.
