Rockets launched from Syria land in Israel amid Gaza conflict

Three rockets were fired from Syria toward Israel on Friday night, with one failing to cross the border, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

The rockets caused no damage. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the launch came after Israeli forces shot and killed a member of Lebanese Hezbollah who reportedly attempted to cross the border into Israel with a group of people earlier Friday.

Israel’s military is on edge as leaders weigh whether to invade the Gaza Strip, from which Hamas and the Islamic Jihad have launched more than 2,000 rockets since Monday. At least seven Israelis and more than 120 Palestinians have been killed. Meanwhile, violent confrontations between Jewish and Arab communities have riled Israel internally.

Israel has conducted hundreds of airstrikes inside Syria since the start of that country’s civil war in 2011. The strikes have focused largely on Iran-linked targets to prevent Iranian weapons, including precision-guided munitions, from approaching the Israeli border.