Syria warns of 'serious repercussions' after Israeli airstrikes

Syria’s army has warned the Zionist entity against “serious repercussions” of further attacks on the Arab country following airstrikes conducted in support of terrorists.

The Syrian military issued the warning on Sunday, after Israel launched airstrikes on the Golan Heights for the second day at the exact time al-Qaeda's Nusra Front terrorists launched an offensive in the area.

In a statement, the Syrian army's General Command described the attacks as a “desperate attempt” to support terrorist groups. Officials have already accused Israel of effectively providing air cover for the Takfiri terrorists.

The army warned against the risks posed by such hostile acts, adding it “holds the Israeli enemy responsible for the serious repercussions if such acts reoccur under any pretext.”

The statement further stressed the Syrian army's determination to crush the terrorist groups, “which are the Israeli enemy’s proxy in the area.”

The airstrikes came after stray artillery shells allegedly landed in the Golan Heights, a fertile Syrian plateau which is occupied by Israel. This is a common reaction to stray shells by Israel, which has repeatedly attacked the Syrian military over the course of the protracted war within the Arab country.

A military source said on Saturday that the Syrian army and allied forces repelled a massive assault by the al-Nusra terrorists near al-Baath City in southern Quneitra Province and inflicted heavy losses on them.

The source said an Israeli regime warplane conducted air raids on a parking lot and a residential building in the same area as a counter-terrorism operation got underway, killing civilians and causing material damage.

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