Israeli soldiers stationed in the Syrian part of the Golan Heights were fired upon on Friday, the army said. “The troops operating at the scene responded by firing shots toward the are a from which the shots were identified,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement, without giving further details.
No injuries were reported in the incident, and the soldiers continued with their military activity, the statement continued. “The IDF is deployed in the area and will continue to operate to protect and eliminate threats against the State of Israel and its citizens,” it read. Following the collapse of the Bashar Assad regime in December at the hands of a Sunni jihadist uprising, Israel took control of part of the Syrian side of the Golan Heights in commanding terrain along the border, in what was described a temporary protective measure against hostile elements.
During a visit to the Syrian side of Mount Hermon on Tuesday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said, “The IDF will remain at the summit of the Hermon and the security zone indefinitely to ensure the security of the communities of the Golan Heights and the north, and all the residents of Israel.”(Read More)
