Syrian troops fired a hundred rockets on Israeli planes that bombed Iranian military installations.

The incident occurred on the night of May 10, reported in the IDF. At the same time, none of the missiles launched by the Syrians reached the target. On the night of 9 to 10 May, the Israeli Air Force conducted "the largest operation in history against the Iranian forces," Israeli Air Force Commander Amikam Norkin told reporters. Despite the fierce opposition from the air defense forces of the Syrian government troops, all aircraft safely returned to their bases, reports Arutz Sheva. According to Norkin, Israeli pilots incidentally attacked the air defense systems that fired at them. Among them were the "Buk" and "Pantsir-S" systems of Russian production, which were recently transferred to the Syrian army. The Israeli air raid was carried out in response to the shelling of the Golan Heights from the territory of Syria. The shooting was conducted by Iranian forces. During the attack on the disputed territory, 32 rockets were fired. Four of them were intercepted, the rest did not reach the border. As a result of the attacks, 27 people were killed, including 11 Iranian citizens. The Syrian authorities earlier sharply condemned the Israeli air strike. Syrian Ambassador to Moscow Riyad Haddad said that Damascus considers bombardment of Iranian facilities on its territory as aggression from Israel. Therefore, the response of the air defense forces was absolutely legitimate. "Any aggression from outside the territory of Syria is an aggression. Our troops, including anti-aircraft, defend the sky and land of Syria. Any attack on the SAR will be reflected by Damascus, "Haddad said.. The same positions are also held in Iran. Repeated Israeli attacks on Syria "under self-proclaimed and groundless pretexts are tantamount to a gross violation of sovereignty," the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic. The shelling of the Golan Heights, which took place on May 9, was not the last. Later, Israeli media reported that on May 17 in the disputed territory, a missile strike warning system worked.

At the same time, clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian forces occurred in the Gaza Strip. The confrontation between the Israelis and the Arabs worsened after the United States decided to open its embassy in Jerusalem, which Arab countries consider occupied. The Golan, which belonged to Syria since 1944, was captured by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. The Israeli parliament in 1981 adopted the law "On the Golan Heights", which unilaterally proclaimed the sovereignty of the country over this territory.