The Israeli military said its warplanes struck several targets in Syria and were back in Israeli-controlled airspace when several anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria toward the Israeli jets.
The firing of missiles from Syria toward Israeli aircraft is extremely rare, though Israeli military officials said there was a shoulder-fired missile a few months ago.
A Syrian military statement said four Israeli warplanes violated Syrian airspace ? flying into Syria through Lebanese territory ? and targeted a military position in central Syria.
It said the Israeli military had been on a mission to destroy a weapons convoy destined for the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
(Photo: JACK GUEZ, AFP/Getty Images)JERUSALEM - Syria said it launched anti-aircraft missiles against Israeli warplanes in Israeli-controlled territory early on Friday, following a series of Israeli airstrikes inside Syria ? a rare military exchange between the two hostile Mideast neighbors that was confirmed by both countries.
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