JERUSALEM — An Israeli teenager was killed and two civilians were injured Sunday in what the Israeli military called an intentional cross-border attack from Syria into the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
Early Monday, the Israeli military said it had carried out airstrikes on military targets inside Syria, including a command center.
In a statement, the military said nine targets were struck and “direct hits were confirmed.”
The attack is the most substantial incident on Israel’s border with Syria since the conflict in that country erupted more than three years ago, said Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a spokesman for the Israeli military. The Israeli army initially responded with tank fire on Syrian military targets across the border.
“This is not a case of errant fire but of an intentional attack,” Lerner said. He said an anti-tank missile was fired, but he did not say whether the Syrian army or rebel groups were behind the attack.
