JERUSALEM
(AP) -- Two Syrian suspects briefly infiltrated an unmanned Israeli
military post on the border between Syria and the Israeli-controlled
Golan Heights, the military said Wednesday.
When
Israeli troops approached the post, they were fired upon from inside
Syria, prompting the soldiers to return fire, the army said. The
suspects later left the post, it added. The incident took place late
Tuesday, the army said.
It was not the first
time suspects from Syria have tried to overrun unmanned Israeli posts
since Syrian fighting erupted in 2011. Israel has been wary of Syrian
violence spilling across the border into Israeli-controlled territory.
Syrian
mortar shells have landed inside Israeli-held areas, but Israel
believes them to be errant shots. Israel has occasionally accused Syria
of aiming at Israeli targets, and Israeli troops have returned fire.
On Tuesday, the military said a number of what appeared to be mortar shells struck the Golan Heights, causing no damage.
Israel
is believed to have carried out four airstrikes in Syria in recent
months against weapons thought to be destined for Hezbollah militants in
Lebanon.