(Reuters) - An
Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra
near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday, the Lebanese
Hezbollah-run al-Manar news channel said. It did not specify the
target of the strike in the area, called Amal Farms. The Israeli
military declined comment and Syrian state media did not mention the
attack. Quneitra has seen
heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and
rebels including al-Qaeda-linked fighters. "An
Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Amal Farms in Quneitra," the
Lebanese news channel said, adding that two reconnaissance planes were
also flying over the area. The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group monitoring
the civil war, said the missiles fired on Sunday targeted armed
vehicles, citing local sources. It said it did not know if the vehicles belonged to the army, Hezbollah or anti-Assad insurgents. Israel has struck Syria
several times since the start of the nearly four-year civil war, mostly
destroying weaponry such as missiles that Israeli officials said were
destined for their long-time foe Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon. Syria
said last month that Israeli jets had bombed areas near Damascus
international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with
Lebanon.
Israeli helicopter fires missiles in Syria: Hezbollah's al-Manar TV

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