Israeli sources say that the Israeli Air Force was targeting Hezbollah in northern Syria.

It's suspected that the Syrian Army fired S-200 missiles at Israeli jets that entered Syrian airspace early Friday morning.

This is certainly not the first time the Israelis have bombed Syria — or "aided" extremists fighting Assad.

As we reported last week, Assad considers Israel a close ally of the "moderate" rebels in Syria.
Speaking to European journalists about the recent bomb attacks in Damascus, Assad dismissed criticisms of Iran, and instead blamed the west and Israel for "supporting directly the terrorists":