Gunfire was directed at an Israeli military position inside the Syrian buffer zone near Tel Kudna. The IDF returned fire with mortars and artillery and carried out an attack helicopter strike in open terrain. The incident has concluded with no Israeli casualties, according to military sources.
A rare shooting attack targeted an IDF position inside the Syrian buffer zone in the Tel Kudna area this evening around 23:30 Jerusalem. The military reported that forces identified fire directed at the outpost and responded with mortars, artillery, and an attack helicopter strike in open ground. The incident was declared over, with no Israeli casualties.
The Tel Kudna area lies along the demilitarized buffer zone established between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights. While occasional shelling and cross-border fire have occurred from Syrian territory, direct small-arms fire at a specific IDF post inside the buffer zone is less common. The Israel Defense Forces did not identify the source of the shooting or name an armed group.
The incident follows a pattern of sporadic friction on the Syrian front in recent weeks. As The Zioneer reported in prior coverage, the IDF conducted artillery fire at the village of Abdin in southern Syria earlier tonight after a militant opened fire on Israeli troops. Several background bulletins also documented exchanges with Hezbollah and other actors along the southern Lebanon front and the Syrian line. The identity of tonight's shooter and whether it signals a coordinated shift remain unconfirmed.
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