Israeli aircraft have struck Syrian army targets after rockets were fired at the occupied Golan Heights, the Israeli military says.
Three Syrian soldiers were killed in the overnight strike, Syrian state media said on Sunday.
israel seized the Golan from Syria in 1967 and later in effect annexed it, in a move not recognised internationally.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said israel “would not tolerate” any firing into its territory.
In a tweet, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) gave details of the latest strike – which targeted Syrian positions in the Mount Hermon area, which borders the Golan Heights.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli military said it was unclear who had fired the rockets but added that the Syrian army was responsible for attacks launched from the territory it controls.
On Monday, IDF said it had attacked a Syrian anti-aircraft system that fired on one of its warplanes. Syrian state media said one soldier had been killed in that incident.
What are the Golan Heights?
The region is located about 60km (40 miles) south-west of the Syrian capital, Damascus, and covers about 1,000 sq km (400 sq miles).
Israel seized most of the Golan from Syria in the closing stages of the 1967 Middle East war, and thwarted a Syrian attempt to retake the…
