Syria's army claims to have shot down an Israeli jet, which it says had attacked a military target near Palmyra.
The Syrian army high command said the jet was struck by an
anti-aircraft missile after it had flown back into Israeli-controlled territory
and was one of four planes which "penetrated our air space at 2.40am
(12.30 GMT) via Lebanese territory".
It added that an air defence unit hit another jet and
"forced the rest to flee".
An Israeli military spokesman denied a jet had been shot
down, adding: "At no point was the safety of Israeli civilians or the IAF
(Israeli Air Force) aircraft compromised."
After a number of anti-aircraft missiles were fired from
Syria, rocket sirens sounded in Israeli settlements in the Jordan Valley.
One of the projectiles was intercepted north of Jerusalem by
Israel's Arrow air defence system.
A civil defence source told Reuters news agency the remains
of the missile landed in a village on the outskirts of Irbid, northern Jordan,
about 12 miles from the Syrian and Israeli borders.
The Israeli military said its jets attacked "several
targets" in Syria overnight, but did not confirm what was targeted.
Damascus described the operation as "blatant
aggression" and an attempt by Israel to support "terrorist
gangs" of Islamic State.
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