Israeli tanks fired warning shots along the frontier with Syria in the Golan Heights after several suspicious figures were spotted near an Israeli force operating in the area, its military said.
Syria's state news agency Sana said explosions were heard in the Quneitra region late on Wednesday after shells fell in the Syrian village of Al Hurriya. The shelling was accompanied by Israeli helicopters and surveillance aircraft flying over the area, it said.
The report gave no details of any casualties or damage.
The Israeli military said the tanks “fired shells aimed at chasing away the suspects”, who then fled into Syrian territory.
It said the suspicious figures were manning “military posts”, but did not elaborate. It said that the Israeli force had been operating within Israeli lines.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in a 1967 Arab-Israeli war. It imposed Israeli law on the region in December 1981, a move not recognised by most of the international community.
The Israeli Cabinet last month approved plans to double the settler population in the Golan. About 25,000 Israeli settlers live there, as well as about 23,000 members of the Druze sect who stayed on the land after it was seized.
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Other acts on the Jazz Garden bill
Sharrie Williams
The American singer is hugely respected in blues circles due to her passionate vocals and songwriting. Born and raised in Michigan, Williams began recording and touring as a teenage gospel singer. Her career took off with the blues band The Wiseguys. Such was the acclaim of their live shows that they toured throughout Europe and in Africa. As a solo artist, Williams has also collaborated with the likes of the late Dizzy Gillespie, Van Morrison and Mavis Staples.
Lin Rountree
An accomplished smooth jazz artist who blends his chilled approach with R‘n’B. Trained at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, Rountree formed his own band in 2004. He has also recorded with the likes of Kem, Dwele and Conya Doss. He comes to Dubai on the back of his new single Pass The Groove, from his forthcoming 2018 album Stronger Still, which may follow his five previous solo albums in cracking the top 10 of the US jazz charts.
Anita Williams
Dubai-based singer Anita Williams will open the night with a set of covers and swing, jazz and blues standards that made her an in-demand singer across the emirate. The Irish singer has been performing in Dubai since 2008 at venues such as MusicHall and Voda Bar. Her Jazz Garden appearance is career highlight as she will use the event to perform the original song Big Blue Eyes, the single from her debut solo album, due for release soon.
