Report: IAF helicopter fires two missiles at Syrian Golan to thwart attack on Israel
Lebanese news portal el-Nashra reported that among those targeted in the strike was a senior Hezbollah commander.
By JPOST.COM STAFF, REUTERS, NOAM AMIR/MAARIV HASHAVUAIsrael Air Force helicopter [file](photo credit: IAF)
Syrian sources said that Israeli helicopters fired two missiles into the Syrian Golan Heights on Sunday, the Hezbollah-affiliated al-Manar website reported.AFP cited an Israeli security sources as saying the strike had targeted purported terrorists who were planning an attack on the Jewish state. Lebanese news portal el-Nashra reported that among those targeted in the strike was a senior Hezbollah commander.The IDF said in response that it does not comment on foreign reports and Syrian state media did not mention the attack.The missiles reportedly hit near Quneitra, not far from the border with Israel."An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra," the Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were also flying over the area.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group monitoring the civil war, said the missiles fired on Sunday targeted armed vehicles, citing local sources.It said it did not know if the vehicles belonged to the army, Hezbollah or anti-Assad insurgents.Foreign media reports have attributed a number of air strikes in Syria to Israel over the past several years, although Israel has refused to confirm the reports.In the most recent such incident, Syrian state television reported in December 2014 that Israeli jets had bombed targets near Damascus International Airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon.A Lebanese TV correspondent reported that Israel struck 10 crucial intelligence-linked locations in Syria that belong to Iran. The outlet reported that explosions were heard near the Israeli-Lebanese border, allegedly the result of IDF maneuvers.
![Israel Air Force helicopter [file] (photo credit: IAF)](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/270988 "Israel Air Force helicopter [file]")