On May 27, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that its aircraft had destroyed a Syrian air-defense system near the Golan Heights. According to the IDF, the Syrian system had opened fire at an IDF jet flying over the occupied Golan Heights.
מוקדם יותר היום זוהה ירי נ"מ (נגד מטוסים) סורי לעבר מטוס קרב ישראלי שהיה במהלך טיסה שגרתית, בצפון הארץ.
פגז הנ"מ שנורה נפל בשטח סוריה והמשימה הושלמה כמתוכנן.
בתגובה תקף צה"ל לפני זמן קצר את המשגר ממנו בוצע הירי. צה"ל רואה בחומרה כל איום על מטוסיו ופועל להגנתם— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) May 27, 2019
According to sources supporting militant groups in Syria, the Israel istrike targeted a Syrian Army positions on Tell Shaer in the province of Quneitra. The strike reportedly killed at least one soldier.
Syrian state media confirmed that one of its soldiers was killed in the Israeli retaliatory strike and a second was injured. A military vehicle was also said damaged in the attack.
UPDATE: The destroyed “systeM supposedly was a Shilka self-propelled gun.
