Israel strikes Syria military posts after errant rocket hit its territory

The Israeli army said Sunday night that it fired artillery into Syria in response to an errant projectile that hit earlier the Golan Heights, in a second such incident in two days.

Earlier this evening, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that a rocket landed in an open field in the northern Golan Heights. No injuries or damages were reported.

The rocket was launched from the war-torn Syria and "was due to the internal fighting in Syria," a military statement said.

"This is the second time in the past two days errant fire from the Syrian Armed Forces landed in Israeli territory," according to the statement.

In response, IDF artillery targeted two Syrian army posts in the central Syrian Golan Heights.

"Israel will not tolerate violation of its sovereignty," said Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a spokesman with the IDF. "The Syrian military is responsible and accountable for any aggression emanating from Syria," he added.

Errant fire from the fighting in Syria has been occasionally spilling over to Israel, usually causing no damages or injuries.

The Golan Heights, originally a Syrian territory, was occupied by Israel in the 1967 Mideast War. Israel later annexed it in a move unrecognized by the international community.

Source: XINHUA