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First Syrian Rocket Attack on Golan Heights Since Assad’s Fall Triggers Israeli Airstrikes

Israel holds President Ahmad al-Sharaa responsible for the rocket fire, threatening a more expansive retaliation.

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An Israeli army vehicle patrols near the fence leading into the UN-patrolled buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights
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Overview

  • Two rockets struck open areas of the Golan Heights from Syrian territory, marking the first such attack since Assad’s ouster in December.
  • Israel launched airstrikes on Syria’s Daraa province and near Quneitra in response, with war monitors reporting violent explosions.
  • A group calling itself the Mohammed Deif Brigades claimed responsibility for the launch but its existence and credibility remain unverified.
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz declared President Ahmad al-Sharaa personally liable for the strikes and vowed further military action.
  • Damascus denied involvement in the rocket attack and condemned Israel’s retaliation as Washington lifts some sanctions and Syria signals openness to reviving the 1974 ceasefire.