Israeli artillery units have struck an area in Syria’s southwestern province of Dara’a, causing “significant material losses,” in the wake of claims that two rockets were fired from the area toward the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The Syrian news agency SANA reported that the Israeli occupation targeted the Yarmouk Basin area in western Dara’a with artillery fire late on Tuesday, but provided no further details.
The agency did not report casualties; but described the damage as extensive.
The Israeli public broadcaster KAN asserted that two rockets were launched from Dara’a, which landed in an open area in the Golan Heights. The projectiles’ origin remains unclear.
The Israeli Channel 13 confirmed that air raid sirens were activated in the Golan Heights because of the launches, but no casualties or damage were reported, as the rockets fell in open areas.
According to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, warning sirens were sounded in the communities of Haspin and Ramat Magshimim in the southern Golan Heights.
Residents in the affected areas reported hearing explosions shortly after the sirens were triggered, Yedioth Ahronoth said.
The Israeli army said its artillery “struck in southern Syria” following the projectiles launched toward Israeli-occupied territory.
Militant factions, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government on December 8, 2024.
Since the collapse of Assad’s government, the Israeli military has been launching airstrikes against military installations, facilities, and arsenals belonging to Syria’s now-defunct army.
Israel has been widely condemned for the termination of the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, and for exploiting the chaos in the Arab nation in the wake of Assad’s downfall to make a land grab.
The United Nations has condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continued violations in and around the buffer zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Damascus.
