A military spokesman said an Israeli patrol was ambushed by small arms fire near Kuneitra on the Golan Heights late yesterday an Israeli outpost in the Kuneitra area was shelled from Syrian territory during the evening and a second Israeli patrol was attacked by small arms fire early this morning. The latest flare-up of fighting between Israel and Syria–the fifth in the last two months–followed a series of terrorist attacks on Israel territory during the past 24 hours. Two Israeli soldiers were reported slightly wounded. Two Israeli settlements, Merom Hagolan and Nahal Snir along the Syrian border, were heavily shelled by Syrian artillery. Israel also claimed hits on six Syrian tanks. All Israeli planes were reported to have returned to their bases safely. Israel claimed that its jets shot down six Syrian MIG-21s in a dogfight over Syrian territory and inflicted heavy damage on Syrian Army camps, radar stations and terrorist strongholds inside Syria. Israeli and Syrian forces battled on the ground and in the air today.
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