Israel Reports "Number Of Launches" From Syria, Hits Back With Air Strikes

The military said there had been "a number of launches from Syria into Israeli territory".

Israel's military on Tuesday said it had responded with artillery fire from the Golan Heights after munitions were launched toward territory it has occupied since 1967.

"Soldiers are responding with artillery and mortar shells toward the origin of the launching in Syria," an Israeli military statement said, on the fourth day of a war with Gaza-based Hamas militants that has sent regional tensions soaring.

The military said there had been "a number of launches from Syria into Israeli territory".