Tension is rising between Syria and Israel after Israeli Air Force jets purportedly entered Syrian airspace. The Syrian army said its air defenses fired on an Israeli warplane after it entered Syria airspace and dropped munitions across the border. Israel has refused to comment. Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal told Al Jazeera that Damascus is giving serious consideration to its response. Bilal said: “Syria reserves the right to determine the quality, type, and nature of our response to the Israeli attack.”

Mohammad Habash, a member of the Syrian Parliament: “Actually, Israel wants to act the victim role by denying these acts, and this is a game which Israel is good at. They want to show up as victims because Syria promised to respond to those acts.”