Israel – Syria says its air defences have opened fire on Israeli war planes which had entered Syrian airspace.
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The action took place “without causing human or material loss”.
The Israelis broke the sound barrier and “dropped ammunition” over deserted areas of northern Syria overnight, the spokesman was quoted by the official Syrian Arab News Agency.
“We warn the Israeli enemy government against this flagrant aggressive act, and retain the right to respond in an appropriate way,” the Syrian spokesman said.
It was not clear if Syria was accusing the Israelis of using warplanes or some type of other aircraft like drones.
The agency says Israeli jets entered Syrian airspace from the Mediterranean Sea heading northeast at dawn on Thursday, but were forced to leave.
The IDF did not confirm the claims and said the incident was unknown to them.
Syria and Israel remain technically at war following the seizure by Israel of the Golan Heights in 1967. [BBC]