4 Rockets Fired at Israel from Syria

Stand for Israel | November 19, 2019

ISRAEL-LEBANON-CONFLICT — Israeli Army soldier Samuel Boujenah (C) gestures as he explains the Israel-Lebanon conflict to foreign journalists in the military base of Har Dov on Mount Hermon, a strategic and fortified outpost at the crossroads between Israel, Lebanon and Syria on October 30, 2019. - The frontlines have been unchanged for years, but it is the events of recent weeks in Lebanon that, Israel hopes, may weaken their cross-border foe Hezbollah, which it regards as a terrorist organisation. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

After the events of last week, which saw hundreds of rockets launched at Israel from Gaza, the Jewish state and its people were reminded today that they face enemies from all directions. Our friends at JNS report that Israel’s Iron Dome defense system successfully shot down four rockets launched into northern Israel from Syria:

The attack triggered sirens in the northern Golan and the Galilee region at 4:52 a.m., sending residents rushing to bomb shelters. Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system downed all four projectiles, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
“Four launches were seen from Syrian territory toward Israeli territory that were shot down by soldiers operating the Iron Dome missile defense system,” the military said in a statement.
The attack comes shortly after the IDF warned that Iran was planning to increase its aggression in the region…