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Syria 'fires on Israel warplanes' Syria 'fires on Israel warplanes'
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Syria says its air defences have opened fire on Israeli war planes which had entered Syrian airspace.Syria says its air defences have opened fire on Israeli war planes which had entered Syrian airspace.
The action took place "without causing human or material loss", according to the official Syrian news agency, SANA. Israeli planes had "dropped ammunition" over desert areas of Syria, before being forced to leave, according to the official Syrian news agency, SANA.
In a statement, Syria's Ministry of Defence said the incident happened close to Daaraa, in the south of the country. Quoting a Syrian military spokesman, the official agency says the action took place "without causing human or material loss".
Syria and Israel remain technically at war following the seizure by Israel of the Golan Heights in 1967. The Israeli military says it is looking into the reports.
The Israeli military says it is looking into the report of the incident. Syria and Israel have remained technically at war since the seizure of the Golan Heights in 1967.
Tensions between Israeli and Syria have been rising in recent months. Both countries' leaders have said their countries do not want a war, while accusing the other side of arming for a conflict. Tensions between Israeli and Syria have been rising in recent months. Both countries' leaders have said they do not want a war, while accusing the other side of arming for a conflict.
Syria says it last fired at Israeli warplanes in June 2006, when Israeli aircraft flew over the summer residence of the Syrian president, while he was inside.