Two mortar shells from Syria landed in Israel

Unusual activity on the Syrian border. Haspin security officer of the settlement announced this evening that residents should not travel along the east road of the Golan Heights, adjacent to the border.

Tension between Israel and Syria increased today due to the Syrian mortars which exploded near Ramat Magshimim.

At about 17:30 a mortar shell fired from Syria, exploded in an open area, a distance of 600 meters from the border fence in the southern Golan, near Ramat Magshimim. There were no casualties or damage.

There are four shells fired at the Golan Heights, three landed near the village of Jamel southern Syrian Golan, and as mentioned, one in Israel. Then additional mortar shells were fired.

In the area there is fighting between rebels and forces loyal to the Assad regime. At this time, it's being checked whether there was leakage fighting to Israel from Syrian territory.

According to the IDF it is unintentional shooting in fighting between the rebels and the Assad army in Syria. Golan settlements continue routine.

To date, all cases of fire leaked from Syria into Israel, the IDF responded by firing a warning. Did they in this case? Hours will tell.

This morning a senior in the Iranian army was interviewed by the army television network Al Arabiya, saying that weapons allegedly bombed by the IDF in Syria, was not originally Iranian.

Northern Command and the IDF Operations Division decided yesterday after assessment to significantly reduce annual wide exercise supposed to take place in the Northern Command, with Division 91 overlooking the Lebanese border and following that an extensive exercise of IDF in the northern Galilee Division was reduced, due to the desire to lower the tension in the area.

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