JERUSALEM, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Two stray mortars from Syria's civil war hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Saturday night amidst heavy fighting between the Syrian army and rebels near the Syria-Israel border.
A military spokesperson said in a statement that the mortars hit an open area in the northern Golan Heights near the security fence. No injuries or damage have been reported.
"The errant projectile is a result of internal fighting in Syria," the statement read.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis said Saturday that Israel maintains a policy of non-involvement in the Syrian civil war, but "will not tolerate any breach of Israel's sovereignty."
He warned that "Israel holds the Syrian regime responsible for any breach of its borders and will act accordingly."
The incident was the sixth time that a spillover from war-torn Syria hit northern Israel, without causing damage or injuries.
Israel usually responded these incidents with strikes against President Bashar Assad's army positions.
Israel had repeatedly declared it would not intervene in the internal fighting in Syria.
However, it is widely believed that Israel often carried out airstrikes on weapons convoys in Syria, and has been providing medical treatment to hundreds of wounded Syrians who reached the border.
