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Israel fires missiles at Syria's Golan Heights post rocket strike

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Israel has fired missiles at a building in Syria's Golan Heights in retaliation to a rocket strike on an Israeli village, said reports.

According to the BBC, Earlier rockets landed near a village in northern Israel.

"Several missiles" had reportedly hit a transport centre and public building in the Height's Quneitra area.

Israeli officials blamed the rocket strike on the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, which denied the claim.

Israeli military released a statement saying that Syrian Golan Heights launched the rockets.

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First Published: Aug 21 2015 | 10:47 AM IST

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