Israel tanks keep watch on Syrian battle
- 12 years ago
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Israeli tanks patrolled the Golan Heights on Tuesday (November 13) a day after tank shells were fired across the de facto border in response to a Syrian mortar shell that struck the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It was the second time in as many days that Israel had fired across the disengagement line drawn at the end of a war in 1973, underscoring international fears that Syria's civil war could ignite a broader regional conflict.
Israeli military sources said Syrian mobile artillery was directly hit in the incident. There was no immediate word on whether it had been in the hands of Syrian army forces or the rebels they are battling.
On Sunday (November 11) the military said it had a fired a guided missile into Syria in a potent "warning shot" after errant mortar fire had fallen on land that Israel seized in a 1967 war.
Israeli tanks patrolled the Golan Heights on Tuesday (November 13) a day after tank shells were fired across the de facto border in response to a Syrian mortar shell that struck the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
It was the second time in as many days that Israel had fired across the disengagement line drawn at the end of a war in 1973, underscoring international fears that Syria's civil war could ignite a broader regional conflict.
Israeli military sources said Syrian mobile artillery was directly hit in the incident. There was no immediate word on whether it had been in the hands of Syrian army forces or the rebels they are battling.
On Sunday (November 11) the military said it had a fired a guided missile into Syria in a potent "warning shot" after errant mortar fire had fallen on land that Israel seized in a 1967 war.