Overview

• Two rockets fired from southern Syria struck open ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on June 3, marking the first such attack since Assad’s ouster in December.
• Israel’s military struck back with artillery and air raids on southern Syria, targeting suspected weapon sites and farmland without causing casualties.
• A militia in Daraa calling itself the Mohammed Deif Brigades claimed the attack, while Damascus denied involvement and accused outsiders of trying to destabilize the region.
• At the same time, Israeli air defenses intercepted a rocket launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia over Israeli airspace.
• President Ahmed al-Scharaa’s transitional government has indicated openness to normalizing ties with Israel following U.S.-brokered discussions.