Jerusalem
Israeli army helicopters struck military targets in southern Syrian yesterday in retaliation for earlier “munitions” fire towards Israel from inside Syria, escalating tensions between the bitter rivals. The strikes came hours after America’s top general Mark Milley made an unannounced visit to the Jewish state for talks on regional security including Iran, a key ally of the Syrian government. Israel said early on Friday “munitions” were fired from the Syrian side of the security fence towards Israeli positions in the Golan Heights, which the Jewish state has occupied since the 1967 Six Day war.–AFP
