An Israeli fighter-jet destroyed a Syrian air-defense battery, killing at least one soldier and injuring another; that after a surface-to-air missile was fired from the Syrian-side of the Golan Heights toward a military aircraft, which according to the IDF spokesperson unit, conducted “a routine flight in northern Israel.”
According to an Israeli military source who spoke to TV7, “The incident occurred yesterday evening, when Israeli fighter-jets conducted a routine exercise.” shortly after nine PM, a Syrian anti-aircraft system launched a missile at the direction of one of the Israeli fighter-jets – which according to the official statement by the IDF spokespersons unit – the surface-to-air missile missed its intended target and landed in Syrian territory. In response, the Israeli Air Force conducted an aerial-strike against the Syrian launcher, which was responsible for the attack.
While the IDF stressed in its statement that it views “any threat against its aircraft with great severity and takes measures to defend them,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored in a filmed statement that Jerusalem will not tolerate any aggression directed against it, and will respond with force. According to the Israeli Prime Minister: “A short while ago the Syrian army attempted to hit an Israeli plane; it did not succeed. In response the air force destroyed the launcher that fired on the plane. Our policy is clear – we will not tolerate any aggression against us, and we will respond forcefully.”
According to a Syrian military source, the Israeli bombardment targeted a military site, east of Khan Arnabeh in the Quneitra Countryside, which is located adjacent to the Syrian border with Israel. While the Syrian source insisted that one soldier was killed, and another was injured; The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that two of the soldiers, including one officer, were killed in the Israeli strike.