Defense Minister Israel Katz stated he held Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa "directly responsible for every threat and firing towards the State of Israel, and the full response will come as soon as possible," in response to a barrage of rockets fired from southern Syria on Tuesday evening.
Sirens sounded in villages and towns across northern Israel and the Golan Heights, following the barrage, the military said. The IDF responded with artillery fire on southern Syria in response to the attack. Defense sources told The Jerusalem Post that as of now, it is unclear whether the missile launch from Yemen and the rocket launch from Syria were coordinated, and sources noted that the military is investigating.
Additionally, the sources said that the rockets were fired from deep in Syria, beyond the buffer zone with Israel, indicating that the entity that launched the rockets used a medium-range rocket. Sources also told the Post that it is still unclear which group was behind the attack. (Read more)
