The back-to-back statements come amid heightened regional tension over Iran's role in Syria and other parts of the Middle East.
Israeli Merkava tanks participate in a drill near the border with Syria at the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on May 6, 2013.Syria said an Israeli attack against a military post in the country's south on Monday killed a soldier and injured another. Israel, in a rare statement acknowledging firing into Syria, said it was responding to an anti-aircraft fire from Syria against one of its combat planes.
Israel does not usually comment on reports concerning its strikes in neighboring Syria, though it has recently acknowledged striking Iranian targets there. Israel said it was responding after an anti-aircraft fire from Syria targeted one of its combat planes in Israeli airspace. The Israeli military "sees any threat against its aircraft with great severity and takes measures to defend them."
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