The IDF confirmed today (Friday) that an anti-aircraft missile fired from Syria yesterday apparently exploded over Israeli territory and the shrapnel was scattered in the south of the country.
According to confirmed reports, the missile exploded over the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea area and is investigating the possibility that parts of it also fell in the territory of Jordan.
It was also reported that the fragments have not yet been found and scans are taking place in an attempt to locate them.
In April, an anti-aircraft missile fired from Syria near the Dimona forest in the Negev fell and an attempt to intercept it failed. The missile was fired from Syria in response, allegedly, to an attack carried out by the Air Force according to foreign sources.
Meanwhile, media outlets affiliated with the rebels in Syria reported today that four Iranian militia members were killed in an attack attributed to Israel yesterday in the Kalamun Mountains and three other militia members were injured.
No confirmation was received from the Syrian regime's media.
According to foreign media reports, fighter jets attacked several targets in western Syria during the night.
Social media surfers filmed explosions and smoke billowing over the area of the attacks.
In Lebanon, it was claimed that Israeli fighter jets used its airspace to carry out the attack.
The Syrian Center for Human Rights, which is affiliated with the opposition to Bashar al-Assad's regime and is based in London, reported today that pro-Iranian militias in the eastern Syrian area of al-Myadin have begun moving large quantities of surface-to-surface missiles at bases and launch sites. Iranians in Syria.