The Israeli army says two rockets have been fired from Syria into open areas in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights.

Two Syrian groups claimed the first attack against Israel since the fall of the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria. A Syrian official told Reuters that the attackers include “remnants of Assad-era militias linked to Iran” who “have a vested interest in provoking Israeli retaliation.

Tensions have escalated along the Israeli-Syrian border following the launch of two projectiles from Syrian territory into Israeli airspace. In response to the incident, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a firm statement placing direct responsibility on Syria’s interim leadership.

By The Associated Press Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran’s rapidly

Martyr Deif Brigades' claims Golan rocket attack from Syria. Israel retaliates with strikes, warns the interim regime of consequences.

Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” the network of militias it has fostered in the Middle East to help it fight Israel, has become seriously degraded, experts say.

An unusual rocket attack from Syrian territory has rattled northern Israel, triggering sirens and panic in the Golan Heights. Two rockets reportedly launched by a newly emerged militant group named after slain Hamas commander Mohammed al-Deif marked the first strike from Syria since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster.

"We hold the Syrian president directly responsible for every threat and firing at the State of Israel," said Israel Katz.