Israel launched multiple air strikes across Syria on Sunday in response to an attack on an Israeli defense contractor’s vehicle in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights on the Syria border.
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In a statement released Monday, the Israeli military stated, “IDF targeted nine Syrian military positions, confirming direct hits.”
This appears to be the biggest Israeli military onslaught within Syria since the Syrian conflict began over three years ago, according to media reports.
Sunday’s attack on an Israeli vehicle occurred in the area of Tel Hazeka and left a teenager dead. “It was not immediately clear whether Syrian troops or one of the many rebel groups battling the government carried out Sunday’s deadly attack in the Golan,” the Guardian reports. Yet, Israeli officials said they held the Bashar al-Assad regime responsible.
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