There were lots of conflicting reports today about Israel and Syria after initial news of sirens, explosion and missile attack.
So what really happened?
Early Thursday, a missile was fired into Israel from Syria, according to the Israeli military, which responded by striking targets in Syria, report Reuters and AP. According to Israeli military, the missile landed in Israel’s Negev region.
The Israeli military did not comment on whether the missile struck anything.
There were reports of air raid sirens sounding earlier in Dimona, the Negev town where Israel’s secret nuclear reactor is located, indicating a possible incoming attack.
However, Israeli military said that Syrian missile attack was “not even close” to striking the Dimona nuclear facility.
In response of Syria’s missile attack, fighter jets of Israel targeted areas in the Damascus suburbs, the Syrian News Agency reported.
“Air defenses intercepted the rockets and downed most of them,” the agency said.
The reports came as tensions between Israel and its arch-enemy Iran were at an all-time high.
Here’s how Insider Paper reported the event on Twitter.