The Israel Defense Forces struck Syrian army sites on Tuesday night in response to rocket fire toward the southern Golan Heights, the army said.
Fighter jets hit “military infrastructure and mortar launchers” after two rockets were launched at Israeli territory from Syria; both fell in open areas, the IDF stated.
In response to rocket launches from Syria toward Israel yesterday, IDF fighter jets struck military infrastructure and mortar launchers belonging to the Syrian Army.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 24, 2023
The Syrian army said on Wednesday morning that eight soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in the strikes in Daraa in southwestern Syria.
Sirens went off in several agricultural communities in the southern Golan Heights during the rocket fire from Syria. There were no reports of injury or damage.
Following the incident, power outages were reported in several of the communities, according to Israel’s Kan News. However, there was no indication that the two events were connected.
The IDF initially responded to the attack with artillery fire at the source of the rockets.
On Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes caused damage to Aleppo Airport, according to Syrian media reports.
The pro-regime Sham FM radio said the runway was struck, in at least the third such instance in two weeks.
Israeli strikes overnight Saturday reportedly put the Damascus and Aleppo airports out of service.
One person was killed and another wounded in the attacks, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency.
Israel allegedly hit the same airports on Oct. 12, damaging the runways at both.
