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Israel targets Syrian military positions in Golan Heights as Netanyahu visits
[Iran Press TV] The Israeli military says it targeted a Syrian army position after errant mortar fire landed in the occupied Golan Heights during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the region.The Israeli army said on Wednesday that a shell had landed in northern Golan Heights without causing any damage or casualties. We "targeted the Syrian military position that fired the mortar," it said in a statement. The stray shell reportedly landed as Netanyahu was visiting a nearby town. "While I was speaking, I said here that we will not tolerate errant shooting and we will respond to all firing. During my speech, there was errant fire from the Syrian side that landed in our territory and the army has already attacked," the Israeli prime minister claimed. This is the third time Israel has hit Syrian positions this week, claiming that the attacks were in response to Syrian mortar fire. On Sunday, the Israeli military carried out a string of aerial assaults against the positions of the Syrian government forces in the Golan Heights, just one day after Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of Posted by: Fred 2017-06-29 |
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