- Syrian says a soldier has been killed in what it called an 'Israeli aggression'
JERUSALEM: Israel鈥檚 military said it attacked a Syrian anti-aircraft position that fired on one of its warplanes on Monday, and Syrian state media reported that a soldier had been killed in what it called an 鈥淚sraeli aggression.鈥�
鈥淪yrian anti-aircraft systems fired at an IDF fighter jet during a routine flight in northern Israel,鈥� an Israeli military statement said, adding that the plane was not hit but that the Syrian projectile landed in Israeli territory.
A Syrian military source was cited by state news agency SANA as saying 鈥渢he Israeli enemy targeted one of our military positions鈥� in Quneitra province, which is adjacent to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It said one soldier was killed, another injured and a military vehicle damaged.
Last year, anti-aircraft fire brought down an Israeli jet returning from an air raid in Syria, prompting a wave of Israeli strikes against other targets there.
Israel has acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes in recent years to curtail the influence of its arch-foe Iran and Tehran鈥檚 Lebanese ally Hezbollah, which are fighting on the side of President Bashar Assad in Syria鈥檚 war.
鈥淥ur policy is clear: we are not prepared to tolerate any aggression against us. We will respond forcefully and aggressively,鈥� said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video released after the incident.