JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said two projectiles launched from Syria crossed into Israeli territory on Tuesday, but fell without causing damage near two settlements in the occupied Golan Heights.
“Following the sirens that sounded in Haspin and Ramat Magshimim at 21:36, two projectiles were identified crossing from Syria into Israeli territory and fell in open areas,” the military said in a statement.
Haspin and Ramat Magshimim are both located in the southern Golan Heights, a territory which Israel occupied from Syria in 1967 and annexed in 1981.
Israeli media reported that Tuesday’s projectiles were the first fired from Syria into Israeli territory since the fall of longtime Syrian leader Bashar Assad in December.
Following Assad’s overthrow, Israel moved its forces into the UN-patrolled demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights and has carried out hundreds of strikes against military targets in Syria.
Israel says its strikes aim to stop advanced weapons from reaching Syria’s new authorities, whom it considers jihadists.
In a statement on Sunday, Israel’s military said its troops were continuing “defensive operations in southern Syria” to “dismantle terrorist infrastructure and protect the residents of the Golan Heights.”
Syria and Israel have technically been at war since 1948.
Yemeni missile
In a separate incident, Tel Aviv said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Tuesday, with a series of explosions heard over Jerusalem.
"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the Israeli military said.
Yemen’s Houthi militants have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023 with Palestinian militant group Hamas’s attack on Israel.
Tuesday’s interception was the third in as many days.
Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency medical service said no injuries were reported.
The Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Monday, which they said had targeted Israel’s main airport near Tel Aviv.
Israel has carried out several strikes in Yemen in retaliation for the attacks, including on ports and the airport in the capital Sanaa.
