--- description: Israeli air force strikes a training centre, some artillery batteries and a military headquarters in response to Tuesday's attack on the Golan Heights. “Our policy is very clear: we hurt those who hurt us,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu title: Israel attacks Syrian army bases image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Israel Attacks Syrian Military Targets After Golan Bombing by [Maddy Fry](/author/maddy-fry/) ## Maddy Fry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2014 11:58 AM CUT by [Maddy Fry](/author/maddy-fry/) ## Maddy Fry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2014 11:58 AM CUT Israel says it has attacked a number of [Syrian army sites](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26641815 "undefined") in response to a bombing of the Golan Heights on Tuesday that wounded 4 Israeli soldiers. The targeted areas included a training centre, some artillery batteries and a military headquarters, reports the BBC. The Syrian army claimed on Wednesday that the attacks killed 1 soldier and wounded 7. The Israeli air force has been launching occasional strikes in Syria since the uprising began three years ago. They are believed to have helped halt the flow of rocket supplies from the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad to Hizballah, the Lebanese Shia Islamist movement currently giving its support to the Syrian state. However, the most recent strikes were thought to be in direct retaliation to the attack by the Syrian army. “Our policy is very clear: we hurt those who hurt us,” commented Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. \[[BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26641815 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/30048/israel-attacks-syrian-military-targets-after-golan-bombing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/30048/israel-attacks-syrian-military-targets-after-golan-bombing/"},"headline":"Israel Attacks Syrian Military Targets After Golan Bombing","datePublished":"2014-03-19T11:58:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:50:35.734Z","description":"Israeli air force strikes a training centre, some artillery batteries and a military headquarters in response to Tuesday's attack on the Golan Heights. “Our policy is very clear: we hurt those who hurt us,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu","url":"https://time.com/30048/israel-attacks-syrian-military-targets-after-golan-bombing/","keywords":["Israel","Syria"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maddy Fry","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maddy-fry/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/30048/israel-attacks-syrian-military-targets-after-golan-bombing/","name":"Israel Attacks Syrian Military Targets After Golan Bombing"}}]}] ```