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By: Vered Weiss – World Israel News
On Tuesday night, two missiles were fired at Israel from Syria.
The source of the missiles was the Tasil area, located around 12 kilometers from the Israeli border, past the buffer zone.
The missile was aimed at the Golan Heights and fell into an open field with no injuries.
Alarms were heard in Hispin in the Golan Heights, Nof Hagalil, Kfar Tavor, and Nazareth.
It is unclear which group in Syria was behind the missile attack.
At around the same time, the Houthis fired a missile at Israel from Yemen. The IDF is investigating whether the launches were coordinated.
The Jezreel Valley Regional Council later stated that the alarms in Nazareth were a reaction to the missile fired from Yemen rather than from Syria.
Defense Minister Israel Katz condemned the attack, saying, “We hold the Syrian president directly responsible for every threat and missile launched towards the State of Israel, and the full response will come as soon as possible.”
“We will not allow a repeat of October 7,” Katz stated.
The last time a missile was fired from Syria into Israel was during the regime of Bashar al-Assad, whose government was overthrown by President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s faction in December 2024.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa recently gave an interview to the Jewish Journal – the first time a Syrian head of state has spoken directly to a Jewish news outlet – in which he called US President Donald Trump a “man of peace.”
Al-Shara’a also said that he would consider making peace with Israel and that the two countries could partner to create regional stability.
“I want to be clear. The era of endless tit-for-tat bombings must end,” Al-Sharaa told the Journal.
“No nation prospers when its skies are filled with fear. The reality is, [Israel and Syria] have common enemies — and we can play a major role in regional security.”
In other news, WIN also reported that an Israeli military assessment urges preparation for a scenario in which Hamas may incite the Gazan population to invade Israel, Walla reported.
In response, the military deployed intelligence assets and reserve units and clarified the rules of engagement for senior commanders in the field.
The IDF also discussed the terror group’s sabotaging of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) distribution of aid to civilians in the Strip.
Although the GHF has successfully distributed tens of thousands of food packages, each one designed to last 50 days, Hamas continues to arm its terrorists to intimidate civilians from receiving aid.
Terrorists have even fired at civilians approaching distribution centers, but many have found ways to avoid threatening behavior, including hiding in sheltered areas surrounding the distribution points.
Desperate to maintain their dominance and to avoid ceding control to foreign aid distributors, the terror group is attempting to dissuade the people from taking the aid.
“Hamas knows it no longer is the sole authority in Gaza,” a security official said. “Currently, we are working on refining the distribution centers to serve more people and establish additional sites.”
Israel’s Southern Command predicts that more Gazan civilians will head south to receive aid, and as this happens, Hamas will continue to attempt to intimidate and even attack them. To prepare for this scenario, the IDF has deployed additional troops and reserve forces in the area.