Golan Hights – Syrian Mortar Falls In Northern Golan Heights, Lightly Injuring One

Golan Hights – A Syrian mortar fell in the northern Golan Heights on Wednesday evening, lightly injuring one person. MDA said they evacuated the person to a hospital from his kibbutz, as he suffered from a cut to the neck.

Earlier, an Israeli soldier was lightly-to-moderately injured after a shell from Syria landed in the Golan Heights. The IDF had fired back at a Syrian army post, confirming a direct hit.

The cross-border gun fire comes amid fighting between rebel groups and soldiers loyal to the Assad regime – which has left the Quneitra border crossing in the hands of the Islamist fighters.

Fighting continued to wage on in the area. Security sources monitoring the escalating situation have stated that it is likely the combat will continue, and that the Syrian army may now call for reinforcements.

The sources said the IDF is not a party to the fighting, describing the war as “an internal Syrian conflict,” and that the IDF’s only involvement is based on providing humanitarian aid to injured Syrian civilians, as Israel has done for the past two years.

The IDF instructed farmers and civilians to stay away from the border with Syria in the Golan Heights after intense fighting flared between the Syrian army and rebels in the Quneitra crossing region.

Explosions from the fighting in Syria were audible in the Israeli Golan Heights. The IDF said three errant mortar shells from the fighting fell in Israeli territory, damaging a pair of vehicles.