Rockets strike Golan Heights; Israeli Army responds with artillery

Several rockets have struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and the Israeli military says it has responded with artillery fire.

The military says sirens sounded in the area earlier today. The origin of the fire was not immediately clear.

It comes after an airstrike last week in Syria attributed to Israel that killed six members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and an Iranian general.

A message on the Twitter account of Israeli military spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said Israel “responded with artillery” toward positions “that had launched the attack”.

Following rockets striking the Golan Heights, #IDF responded with artillery towards the positions that launched the attack.

— Lt. Col. (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) January 27, 2015

The military also said it evacuated a ski resort following the fire.

Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war.