Syrian mortar shell strikes Golan Heights

Published December 23rd, 2013 - 10:46 GMT
Mortar shells have been used throughout the Syrian civil war by both regime and rebels, causing major destruction to towns and cities both in Syria and the country's borderlands (File Archive/AFP)
Mortar shells have been used throughout the Syrian civil war by both regime and rebels, causing major destruction to towns and cities both in Syria and the country's borderlands (File Archive/AFP)

Mortar fire from Syria struck the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights Monday, according to Agence France-Presse.


No casualties or damage was reported and the incident was considered to be "errant fire."


Previous "errant fire" has struck the Israeli-controlled plateau since the start of the 33-month-old conflict.


Israel seized the previously controlled Syrian plateau during the 1967 Six-Day War and officially annexed the territory in 1981. The Jewish state's annexation of the territory, however, is not officially recognized under international law.

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