Syrian air defence spokesman claimed that the Israeli aircraft infiltrated its territory on Thursday and bombed in the areas.

The spokesman cleared that ‘Syrian air defence units confronted Israeli aircraft and forced them to leave after they dropped some ammunition in deserted areas without causing any human or material damage’. Imad Fawzi Shoaibi, a Syrian political analyst, speculated that Israel may have been probing Syria’s new air defense systems, provided by Russia, at a time when tension was running high between the two countries. The incident leaves some officials in Damascus jittery as the summer has been quite difficult in the area and relations oscillating from “possible war to possible peace” talks. Israeli officials denied to comment on the accusations, but cleared that Israel is “fully prepared” for the possibility of a conflict in the North.

It seems unlikely, however, that Syria will resort to anything more than the public denouncements of the Alleged incident. Syrian officials - including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - say that they want peace with Israel through negotiation. But the violation of Syrian airspace will ultimately heighten tensions in the area. “This shows that Israel cannot give up aggression and treachery,” Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal told Al Jazeera television.
There is also fear that Hizbullah would use the escalating tensions along the Golan Heights as an excuse to initiate its own conflict with Israel.