The IDF retaliated following the northern border attack that left four paratroopers wounded; one in very serious condition.

The air force attacked four Syrian army targets in southern Syria during the night. Included in the objectives were a training camp and a Syrian army headquarters.

YWN-ISRAEL reported that immediately after the roadside bomb was detonated against the IDF force IDF artillery responded to prevent any attempts to abduct the soldiers into Syria. Al-Arabia reports that is exactly what was planned and B’chasdei Hashem this portion of the terror attack was unsuccessful.

Al Arabia reported that IAF fighter jets attacked the headquarters of the 90th and 68th Divisions of the Syrian army in Quneitra. Syrian opposition sources reported that another military facility near the A’Salam freeway that connects between Damascus and Quneitra. Ynet quotes that a witness said that at least three explosions were heard in the area.

The IDF has moved additional armored vehicles to the Har Dov area as it fortifies Israel’s military presence in the north amid growing uncertainty along the Syrian border.

At the start of the weekly cabinet meeting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu commented “Last night, the IDF attacked targets in Syrian territory. These were targets of Syrian elements that not only facilitated, but also cooperated with, the attacks on our forces. Our policy is very clear: We attack those who attack us. We are also, to the best of our ability, interdicting the transfer of weapons by sea, air and land, and this activity will continue.

“This is what has led to – in the past year and over the last five years – a low level of terrorism. Last year, it was the lowest in a decade, both in terms of victims and in the launching of missiles and rockets. From time to time we must take vigorous action, as we are now doing, so that this quiet may continue. This vigorous policy is what is responsible for maintaining Israel’s security and that of its citizens. Relative to the Middle East as a whole, which is undergoing profound turmoil, Israel is most stable and secure place in the entire region.”

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)