The Israeli army said, at dawn on Sunday, that it had bombed missile launchers from Syria by a drone, and sirens sounded in the Golan Heights to warn of a missile attack, as the Israeli army monitored three missile launches from Syria towards the occupied Golan.
The Israeli army stated that the Iron Dome was able to intercept a missile, while two missiles fell in open areas in the southern occupied Golan.
The Israeli army spokesman, Avichai Adraei, stated that the alert was activated in open areas near the town of Mitsar in the southern Golan Heights, indicating that they are working to uncover more details.
Al-Arabiya correspondent said that a faction called “Liwaa al-Quds in Syria” claimed responsibility for firing rockets at the occupied Golan, indicating that the operation might be a response to the Israeli raids on southern Lebanon.
A missile exploded and shrapnel fell in Wadi Aqraba
For its part, the Jordanian Armed Forces announced, at a later time, that a missile had exploded in the air in Wadi Aqraba, adjacent to the Syrian border. An official military source in the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces stated, “At 10:25 p.m. today, Saturday, a missile exploded in the air in Wadi Aqraba, adjacent to the Syrian border, which led to its fragments falling in the same area,” according to Petra Agency. to the news.
The source confirmed that the fall of the shrapnel did not cause any harm to lives or property, indicating that the specialized teams from the Royal Engineering Corps will deal with the site of the accident to reveal any other details.
And the source indicated that the armed forces are continuing to monitor any developments in the situation in the region. The Jordanian Armed Forces called on citizens not to circulate rumors that would cause anxiety among the members of society, without referring to the correct source of information.
The rocket fire comes after an unprecedented escalation on the Israeli-Lebanese front since 2006. On Thursday, about thirty rockets were launched from Lebanon towards Israel, wounding one person and causing material damage. The Israeli army said that the rockets, which were not claimed by any party, were “Palestinian fire”, and it is likely that the “Hamas” movement that controls the Gaza Strip is behind this escalation.
And the Israeli army announced, at dawn on Friday, that it had launched strikes in Lebanese territory, and the Al-Arabiya correspondent reported that the Israeli army targeted the Qulaila area near Tyre, southern Lebanon.
At least three explosions were heard at dawn on Friday, in the Tire region in southern Lebanon, coinciding with the announcement by Israel that its forces would launch raids in Lebanon in response to the launch of a barrage of rockets, Thursday, towards its lands, which accused Palestinian groups of being behind them.
The Israeli raid targeted the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon, near the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp. According to the trader, two raids were carried out on the Qleila Plain and the Hamas office in Rashidiyeh.