Israel strikes Syria hours after missiles launched towards occupied Golan Heights
Israeli air strikes targeted southern Syria on Wednesday morning, just hours after two missiles were launched towards the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The missiles were reportedly fired from the town of Tasil in Syria's Daraa Governorate - an area where Israel conducted military operations in April as part of its ongoing incursions into Syrian territory.
A previously unknown group calling itself the Martyr Mohammed Deif Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. The group is named after the late commander of Hamas's armed wing.
"From the heart of occupied Palestine, we announce the establishment of the Martyr Mohammed Deif Brigades, in loyalty to the pure blood shed and as a continuation of the resistance path," the group said in a statement.
"We are a generation born under bombardment and raised to the sound of guns. We will not accept a life of humiliation or subjugation. It is either a life that pleases our friends or a death that angers our enemies.
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